On the latest episode of Kliq This, Kevin Nash walked through how he approaches a convention table after three days at WrestleCon in Minneapolis, and had no patience for talent who grumble about the work. You can check out his comments below:
On making people sit down:
“I do notice that I’m way faster than about 90 percent of the people, and it’s not that I’m pushing through. I think my autograph is really fast, and I always have the people sit down next to me in a chair. As I’m signing I’m saying, go ahead and sit down, and then we take a shot, and then I can just turn and have a conversation with you, instead of them standing there. If I stand, I’ll make way more money, because people who don’t know who you are will take a picture with you just because of the height difference.”
On why he pushes for the seated photo:
“At this point in my life, that up and down — if it’s a big dude, somebody six foot five or bigger, I’ll get up, because the photo will look good. We can put our arms around each other’s shoulders. But if it’s a five foot nine guy, it looks bad. It looks way better if you’re going to post it. It looks like we’re Rat Packing it, like we’re sitting at a booth someplace in Vegas. I tell people all the time, I would, but it’s going to be a bad shot. And they’re like, yeah, it’s not as good a photo. I say, no, the lighting’s off, it’s underneath me. You look like my son.”
On giving everyone the same experience:
“They bought your book. They drove to that location. They’re there to get it signed and to meet you, and what they want is two minutes of your time. That other person’s not going to leave, because you’re going to give them the exact same time. So just wait. You deal with the one person, and then you deal with the other person. It’s not being a dick or anything, it’s just that you’ve got to make every one of those people feel the same. The experience should be the same for everyone. You can’t have a deep conversation while you’re snatching a book and signing, because number one, it’s not going to be your good signature.”
On the fans who get emotional:
“Sometimes there’s a girl that grew up with you and you were her crush, and she’s 35 or 40 now, and she gets weepy-eyed. You want her to sit down, and then you look at whoever she’s with, and you say, is it okay if I put my arm around her? He’s like, yeah, sure. Then they cuddle in and you take a shot, and you make it as personable and as nice for them as you can. But at the same time, if you make somebody cry — I’m a sensitive guy. I’m a Cancer. If you want to cry, I’ll cry with you.”
On talent who complain:
“To me, there’s nothing — if you bitch about going someplace and meeting the people that basically paid your bills for 30 years, you’re such a douchebag. It really is, man. This is what’s made your life so fine, and you can’t show a little love back? Man, forget you.”