How Do I Know What I Think Until I See What I Say?

In light of my last post, I've been doing some thinking about when authors should shut up. I was all "ooh, extras like on DVD" and then I thought about how, sometimes, with shows or movies I really like, I don't actually watch the commentaries (although I do usually watch the deleted scenes). Why? Because I love those shows, and I'm afraid knowing too much about how they work will ruin them for me. I'm the same way with celebrities - if I love their work, I will try to avoid knowing anything about their personal lives. For example, I was an X-Phile for a long time (that's a fan of the show The X-Files, for those of you who aren't nerds like me :) ). And I loved the character Fox Mulder, so I made it a point to avoid everything I could about David Duchovny, who played Mulder. Didn't watch him on talk shows, didn't read interviews, didn't look him up on the internet - nothing. Because I was afraid that if I did, he would ruin Mulder fo...