How dare I?

[Neal Whitman]

From an article by AP's Christy Lemire:

Rachael Harris ("The Hangover," ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid") said a guy recently walked in late to a private screening of the new independent film she stars in, "Natural Selection," sat down next to her and immediately checked his BlackBerry.

"As an actor, you do have a sense of: 'How dare I not be riveting enough that you have to check your email?' You react personally but then you realize it's not personal. It's just bad manners," she said.

http://hosted2.ap.org/COGRA/75b5867d7ab940959fa6cee255e38415/Article_2011-06-20-US-Cinema-Civility/id-40190434203845e4bf0c2024d7e7c20f

Harris is too hard on herself!
Also, interesting malnegation in "not be riveting enough that you [not] have to check your email".

Neal Whitman
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