“I Could Die”- Aimee Garcia Reveals the Sandra Bullock Compliment That Sent Her Spiraling
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From the bread and butter to the blocks and bungalows, a wide gap usually separates the lives of audiences from the celebrities they admire. One of them pays the rent, and the other practically owns the street. Yet the marvel of fandom is the great equalizer, and it turns out even the famous keep famous people of their own on a pedestal. Aimee Garcia learned this early in her career, courtesy of Sandra Bullock.
The encounter left her so delighted that she declared she could die, which is high praise from someone who clearly intended to keep working.
Aimee Garcia's keeps her interaction with Sandra Bullock on a very high pedestal
Dexter, The Walking Dead: Dead City, and Lucifer are just a few of the many names that decorate Aimee Garcia's filmography that gets increasingly intriguing as the days go by. While the filmography stands as a great badge of honour, it pails in comparison to the compliment Aimee Garcia received by Sandra Bullock where she called her a younger version of herself.
"I could die," Garcia highlighted as she narrated the incident on Inside of You.
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On In conversation with Michael Rosenbaum, Garcia revealed that she met Bullock on the set of The George Lopez Show, where Bullock served as executive producer. Garcia keeps the compliment tucked close to her heart, but she was hardly the only fangirl in the building. After all, the woman who carried the show to ABC was Sandra Bullock herself.
Gracia's recollection of her meeting with Bullock remains very on brand with the actress who recently dropped a few names she believes could take her crown as America's Sweetheart.
Sandra Bullock ready to pass down the America's Sweetheart title
Unlike the iconic scene from one of her most cherished movies, Miss Congeniality, where she did everything to ensure she got to the crown, although for very FBI agent reasons, in real life, Sandra Bullock is more than generous with the crown. During Kylie Kelce's podcast, Not Gonna Lie, Bullock laid down a list of names who could take on the title. She named Emma Stone, Emily in Paris actress Lily Collins, and her Practical Magic 2 co-stars as potential successors.
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From handing Garcia a compliment that has lingered for years, carrying a sitcom to ABC, and now offering up the America’s Sweetheart crown to Emma Stone, Lily Collins, and whoever else cares to try it on, Sandra Bullock has cemented herself as an inspiration. It is little wonder, then, that Garcia still keeps Bullock on her pedestal.
In the hall of fame of celebrities fangirling over other celebrities, where do you think Aimee Gracia's meet with Sandra Bullock stands? Let us know in the comments.
Edited By: Itti Mahajan
