I never thought of that. You may very well be right.

I was trying to tell him what a great fan I was of his--he who is surely an actor without a great deal of recognition. I mean, how many people would even recognize his face, much less know his name?

But I guess I was really "tooting my own horn" for recognizing him, rather than paying him a compliment. I can see where he could have taken it as an insult. I'll have to look for him tomorrow night and try to apologize.