I'd think he'd do that to hedge against not recognizing someone whom he should've recognized and looking as a douchebag in the process. I hear that many recogni

I'd think he'd do that to hedge against not recognizing someone whom he should've recognized and looking as a douchebag in the process. I hear that many recognizable people do this. At some point you just see so many people and many of them expect you to recognize them, so you just act as if you do recognize everyone.