That said, I watched the Oscars with some friends, and just about all of them actually liked the princess fabric fiesta thing she had going on. Oh, dear readers, please tell me that you agree with me!

I'd love to hear your takes on the red carpet, and on those awards themselves, too ? either in the comment section or on my Facebook page. And 'The Blind Side' fans might want to do a little gloating in my direction ? wow, how massively wrong I got that prediction! I still think it was a crazy Best Actress win for Sandra Bullock, much as I love her. But she's a deserving recipient in general, anyway.

But enough of that publicity bonanza. What about those celebs who like the quiet life?

Well, Matt Damon is known for being pretty much unknown when he's off duty. He, his wife, and his two kids lead pretty normal lives, considering he's a massive movie star who's face is regularly on thousands and thousands of posters, billboards and other assorted marketing material.

Damon's got it down, though. He says he's found the secret to not getting your car rammed by chasing paparazzi: "I feel I have an unspoken deal with paparazzi. I won't do anything interesting if they agree not to follow me." Sounds like a very worthwhile trade-off.

"If anyone wanted to photograph my life, they'd be bored in a day. Here's Matt at home learning his lines; here's Matt researching in aisle six of his local library."

"I don't mind being thought of as boring, if it means that no photographers follow me." So, once again, I remind the rest of you A-listers ? instead of whimpering about the mean paps making your life a misery, you could, uh, stop doing wild and embarrassing stuff to encourage them.

Somehow, I think that's a deal not many of the oft-photographed are going to be prepared to make.

Still, even the down-to-earth Damon has his share of celebrity troubles ? like people trying to get free stuff by impersonating him.

Just this last Christmas, there was gossip about Matt living it up Down Under, in Sydney. "That was somebody pretending to be me," Damon now reveals.

"It happens. My wife used to work in a bar [Florida] and the bartender called us once, saying, 'There's a guy in here who looks like you and says he is you.' There was some guy sitting in the VIP section getting free champagne."