Costar Rubs Shoulders With Sandra Bullock, His Long-Time Crush

An unknown actor named Aaron Quinton gets the chance to costar in The Blind Side. Aside from major exposure, his casting in the family and football drama is also an opportunity to act with Sandra Bullock, the Oscar-nominee whom he had a crush for a long time.


Attending the recent NAACP Image Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, Aaron Quinton tells PEOPLE about his acting experience with Sandra Bullock. The costar is apparently overwhelmed with joy as he gushes:

"I've been a fan of hers for years – I was in love with her for years!

"She's just awesome. She's the most caring, loving individual that I know. She's one of the most beautiful women inside and out that anybody can have the pleasure of knowing, meeting and working with, and I felt so honored to be in that position."

Aaron Quinton is 25 years old and 6'8". In The Blind Side, he plays the young real-life Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Michael Oher.

Since costarring in the movie, fans of the film recognizes him even in his everyday life. The usual topic of conversation is, of course, Sandra Bullock.

"When people see me they're like, 'Oh my god, It's you, from The Blind Side! I love you, we loved your movie – Oh my god, how was it working with Sandra?' That's what I get the most. And I'm like, 'Sandra? Don't even get me started...' " Aaron Quinton says laughing, rolling his eyes and pretending he's had his fill of Sandra Bullock. "No, it's truly been a blessing."

Seriously. How is it like working with Sandra Bullock?

"She stays professional as well as not letting it get to her head. She's real serious and humble about what she does, but she's also a humble individual. She's not up in the clouds, unreachable, you can't talk to her, you can't approach her. Anybody can speak to her and she'll speak to them. She'll love and care for anybody and respect anybody, and I love her for that. She's just real."

For a starting actor like Aaron Quinton, the Best Actress contender for the coming Golden Globe Awards serves as a lovely inspiration.

Though he admits to having a big crush on his costar, he also knows his limit. Upon learning that the Hollywood A-list actress has been married with motorcycle builder Jesse James since 2005, he could only see Sandra Bullock as a shining star whom he is lucky to work with and befriend.

"So I found out she was married and I was like, 'Okay, I'll settle for friendship.' "


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Mandela Film Casts Jennifer Hudson, South African Actors Object!

Looks like Jennifer Hudson's Oscar award could not convinced South Africans for her big role in upcoming Nelson Mandela film.

The 28 year-old singer-actress is casted to play ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in a movie about the South African's first Black president. But South African actors object!


The Creative Workers Union of South Africa has expressed disagreement for the casting of the American actress because they believed that using foreign actors to tell the country's stories is undermining efforts to develop the national film industry.

In The Citizen newspaper, union's president Mabutho Sithole has said, "It can't happen that we want to develop our own Hollywood and yet bring in imports."

Union secretary general Oupa Lebogo has voiced out the same concern in The Times, saying "This decision must be reversed, it must be stopped now. If the matter doesn't come up for discussion, we will push for a moratorium to be placed on the film."

Jennifer Hudson, who has won the Oscar's best supporting actress in 2007 for her role in "Dreamgirls," is casted for the role of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela just last month. As the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, she has tirelessly called for his husband's release during his 27-year imprisonment but her image would later be tarnished from involvement in a series of scandals leading to her separation from him.

The objection to the casting choice comes just days before the opening of the film, "Invictus," which focuses on Nelson Mandela and the South Africa's 1995 rugby World Cup victory that united the nation. The film is directed by Clint Eastwood with South African film-maker Darrell J. Roodt. Morgan Freeman plays the role of Nelson Mandela while Matt Damon plays the rugby team captain.

Hollywood's Most Overpaid Actors

How to identify Hollywood's most overpaid actors? Simple – if they receive large amount of money for their acting project, but the project did not gain much earnings in return. The ranking is compiled by looking at a star's past three movies and dividing their total earnings by the films' gross income to get the actor's payback figure.


And guess who tops the list of the most overpaid actors in Hollywood these days? The towering Australian actress Nicole Kidman.

According to U.S. Magazine Forbes, Nicole Kidman is this year's most overpaid celebrity in Hollywood in its second annual list of least bankable stars.

Nicole Kidman's films were estimated to only earn $1 for every dollar that she was paid compared with $8 a year ago. For her film “The Invasion,” the Oscar-winning actress was paid $17 million but the film reportedly lost $2.68 for every dollar earned by the actress.

Other Hollywood actors on the list of most overpaid celebrities include Jennifer Garner who came in second and Nicole Kidman's former husband Tom Cruise whose on the third spot.

Jennifer Garner's recent movies “The Kingdom” and “Catch and Release” underperformed at the box office with a calculated earning of only $3.60 for every $1 paid to the actress. Tom Cruise's performance, on the other hand, was affected by the failure of his last year's film “Lions for Lambs” which had only returned $1.88 for every dollar paid to the veteran actor.

Completing the top ten of Hollywood's most overpaid actors were Cameron Diaz, Nicolas Cage, Drew Barrymore, Will Ferrell, and Cate Blanchett.