Well, that's my assumption at least after spending a long time chatting with the 80's icon recently. You either get the Rutger Hauer thing or you don't, so consider this post for those like-minded fools similar to me. That speech in "Blade Runner"? The one about "attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion"? Please, the man can do no wrong! And don't make any cracks about his hair in the clip below! I'm talking about you.

But back to my headline...as gregarious as Rutger is, he turned a little prickly when asked about appearing in that "Hitcher" remake earlier this year. It just wasn't his bag.

For a whole lot more of my career-spanning chat with the first vampire to go toe-to-toe with Buffy, check out my Rutger Hauer conversation here.

I'm kind of obsessed with Rutger Hauer. I mean..."Ladyhawke"?!? "Blade Runner"?!? Umm...did I mention "Ladyhawke"?!?

So when the opportunity came to talk to Rutger about his new autobiography, "All Those Moments," you can bet I swung into action like Navarre saving Isabeau (did I mention I like "Ladyhawke"?).

Soon enough you'll see a bunch from our extensive chat in which we ran through much of the man's storied career. But for now, a couple choice photos from his visit will have to do. By the way, how's this for an actual quote Rutger said to me after the interview: "you really got to my heart." Yeah! Hear that, James Lipton?!?

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