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Freaked out. (L.A. Stories).


Perhaps actor Guy Pearce Guy Edward Pearce (born October 5, 1967) is an English-born Australian actor. Biography
Early life
Guy Pearce was born in Ely, England. His father was a New Zealand pilot who died when Pearce was 9, and his mother was an English schoolteacher.
 was caught a bit off guard when the media began peppering him with questions at last week's 54th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards ceremony in the Century Plaza Hotel The Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel forming a sweeping crescent design fronting the spectacular fountains on Avenue of the Stars adjacent to the twin Century Plaza Towers.  & Spa press room.

Though a seasoned actor with acclaimed films such as "Memento," "L.A. Confidential," "The Count of Monte Cristo Count of Monte Cristo

Edmond Dantes; wrongly imprisoned in the dungeons of Chateau D’If. . [Fr. Lit.: The Count of Monte Cristo, Magill I, 158–160]

See : Imprisonment


Count of Monte Cristo
," and "The Time Machine," to his credit, he found himself stumbling for words when asked how he felt about walking down the red carpet with the flash bulbs bursting everywhere.

At first, Pearce responded, "It's horrible." Then pausing for a moment, he pointed to the reporters and said, "You're lovely. It's not you. It's just the overwhelming attention... It's freaky freak·y  
adj. freak·i·er, freak·i·est
1. Strange or unusual; freakish.

2. Slang Frightening.



freak
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Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
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Date:Mar 18, 2002
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