You have a favorite movie star, singer or some other celebrity that you would love to meet and spend some time to ask the questions you need to get answers to, I suggest you read below to see what you can do to approach a VIP so that you don’t get kicked out of a discussion.

First of all you should understand that celebrities are people, too, and they need their time off, get mad and need food just like all of us. Assuming that their days have more than 24 hours and that they should be nice anytime they meet someone is wrong, but if you do get the chance for a face to face meeting here’s what you should do or shouldn’t do:

1. Talk about the present. I’ve seen it so many times that people praise tend to talk about the past. You meet Woody Allen and you tell him how much you’ve enjoyed his movies in the `80s which may bring the question in the guy’s mind: “what about my work since 1980, don’t you remember it ?”. Take you for example. Would you like people to congratulate how good you looked in 1975? No, it would be nicer if they would say, you look great in 2007. VIPs are the same. Talk about last elections if you’re meeting a politician, talk about the latest album or movie if you met your favorite singer, actor or movie maker.

2. Tell your opinion. Now that you know what you should talk about, it’s more important how you do it. Saying that “Your last album was such a big success, thank you!” will make them think “who you are to comment how the latest album was”. Usually celebrities enjoy hearing personal opinions, they like to see what people think. “I want to tell you how relaxed I feel when I listen to your last album, it makes my body vibrate. Thank you!”. You’re speaking from your own perspective. It’s his work seen from your eyes.

3. Do not ignore the companion. Let’s say your favorite actor is Tom Cruise and accompanied by his wife, Katie Holmes, he’s at the same party you are. You get a chance to talk with him for a few moments. Now is the time to talk to Katie, too, otherwise she may get frustrated. If we take the general example, if someone is with a celebrity or a VIP then obviously this may be an accomplished person and you should address comments at least.

4. Do not ask them to perform. Let’s consider you’re into interior designing and you get invited to someone’s house, at a party. You go there to relax, meet friends, have a few drinks and some quality time. Would you enjoy if someone would ask you to put your outfit on and repair the walls? No you wouldn’t, because you don’t want to go to a party and work, which is what a celebrity would be doing if asked to say a few words on their latest novel, or a few words from the latest song.

I am sure you understood by now that celebrities are people like you or me, so you should understand that those 4 tips above works well with any people you know, not only with celebrities and VIPs.