I was working with David Jason (as an extra) last week. He was quite jovial and was often cracking jokes and talking wi
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sicallaghan — 18 years ago(March 17, 2008 03:14 PM)
About 10 years ago my mum picked me up from school (I was
and told me we were going back to her work because David Jason was there filming A Touch of Frost and remember him to be a fantastic and funny man, everyone who worked where my mum worked said the same thing, we also got our picture taken with him.
So Either your cousins boyfriend caught him on a bad day or is just plain lying.
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johnleslieajew — 18 years ago(March 22, 2008 05:55 PM)
Tbh i've herd both ways.
The cinema i work at the old owners had a autographe from him saying best wishes to (old cinema owners) from David Jason. Not sure what 5b4it was for but nice of him to send it to him. On the over side a person who use to work at the cinema a old job he had was working in a hotel near Sandringham where he was filming "All the King's Men" he thought oh its David Jason went up to him and said "can i have your autographe please" and his reply was "Oh (F-Bomb) off"
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scarlet1881 — 17 years ago(September 10, 2008 09:22 AM)
I've had the privilege to work with David Jason on three ITV productions and what you've heard couldn't be further from the truth.
He is a very private man and doesn't really mix with cast and crew off-set, but he always queued up for his dinner with the rest of us and refused to be treated like a star. He was a very down to earth man, brought a birthday card in on one day because he'd heard it was someone's birthday (one of the make-up girls I think!), and was very friendly. He even signed an 'Only Fools and Horses' book that I brought in (although I got told off by the assistant producer for aksing him!!)
He is a little distant because he values his privacy, but I never saw him raise his voice at crew members. He also doesn't use foul language. I never heard him swear ever, even when certain takes broke down due to other peoples mistakes.
This rumour is ill-founded and plain wrong. David Jason is a consummate professional and there are many, many people who would queue up to work with him. Actors with bad reputations just wouldn't have the success he has had.
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BanaBon — 17 years ago(November 15, 2008 01:59 AM)
I worked with him as an extra a few weeks ago and he seemed fine enough, as someone else said quite a private man he didn't seem to keen on signing things but I think it was the attention fazing him perhaps as there were quite a few extras there that day.
He also ate on the lunchtruck with the rest of the crew, cast and extras that day rather than what the original poster would perhaps imply of him going of to his trailer, so unless the op caught him on a very bad day I think it's prob bull.
Wish i'd su2000mmoned the balls to get him to sign my only fools dvds
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Chalice — 16 years ago(May 02, 2009 04:04 AM)
Oh BS. Whenever you're in showbiz in any way there's always someone eager to bad mouth you, and the bigger the star you are the more people there are wanting to slag you off.
As for your mate's cousin's boyfriend's best friend's cameraman or whatever - of course he had a reason to lie! Look, he's kicked off a whole thread on IMDb, he's practically famous himself now! -
AugustGorman — 16 years ago(October 05, 2009 11:19 AM)
Its somewhat true. I think years of being one of Britain's mnost recognised faces has turned him this way. He won't talk to fans. Don't ever ask for an autograph if you bump into him, he will rudely refuse.
This was told to me by the organisers of the OFAH conventions who have met him a few times.
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tgrrrsss — 15 years ago(June 17, 2010 12:03 PM)
I watched The SAhow Must go on the other week, seemed quite a good bloke albeit what we saw was on screen of course.
As others have said though to maintain his kind of success you can't go around shouting and swearing at people acting the big I am - those that do fall off the tracks very quickly. -
penthane — 15 years ago(June 26, 2010 12:00 PM)
I really don't get it. Why do some people expect a guy they are pestering, to react nicely? Put yourselves in some famous actors' shoes and think how you would react when trying to have a serious conversation over dinner (with your wife or something) and you're constantly asked by strangers if they could have your picture with authograph. Some fans are real morons and can't seem to see that you're busy and do not have time for them at that moment! You can take the first and second, but you ARE going to burn the third!
Fans should leave famous ppl alone. Go to a fan-day or something. If a famous person shows up there, than it's OK. That's why he or she is there. But not in the real world.
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mikemarshall1999 — 14 years ago(September 19, 2011 04:16 PM)
It's weird because my mate saw David Jason and Nick Lyndhurst filming the Jolly Boys Outing in 1989 and he said they both had a chip on their shoulder. They wouldn't talk to any spectators and were giving it the big i am!
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Geshreeyeh — 14 years ago(September 22, 2011 02:22 AM)
My uncle worked with someone who was his on-set driver. Apparently the guy is an absolute cnut; rude, arrogant, right up his own a**e etc. Not suprised to find this thread on his page. Good comedy actor, though