I'd love to have the money but I always knew how horrible it must be to not be able to walk around without either fans or paparazzi in your face all the time.
This positively infantile preoccupation with bosoms!Terry-Thomas about US 1963.Hasnt changed much!
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I so agree with you. I would love to have lots of money, but not so keen on being famous.
-In my mind, Christopher Reeve will always be Superman.-
if you dont want the attention dont get famous. period.
suzycreamcheese RIP Heath Ledger 1979-2008
That's not really fair is it. You could make that point for reality TV stars or people who go on shows like Idol etc.
But most actors go into the business to act. Fame is a possible side effect of becoming very successful in that profession. Many successful (i.e. working) actors don't have a high level of fame so you can't presume everybody goes into that business to get it.
I do believe some actors don't like that side of their job. It's kind of flippant and ignorant to just say "don't become famous then".
People feel sorry for the WRONG people.
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I get what you're saying, and I think a lot of this has to do with fans wanting to have some identification with the stars they love. I am a fan of Lisa Kudrow, but I don't feel sorry for her, and I never got the impression that Lisa felt sorry for herself. Not at all. She actually seems very level-headed. But I can see how, with all those adoring throngs, a "warm hug" would feel like an "assault". There is a big difference between saying your feelings out loud once in a while and whining. I would think it would be impossible to be patient and gracious all the time.
All those screaming girls at all the early Beatles concerts would have eaten those four guys alive. I don't think a person has to be willing to be okay with that degree of worship. Joan Crawford was, possibly, the single exception in her outlook on fame. One time she famously said, "If I'm in a Kansas City motel and a fan wants to know where I am, they damn well better be told!" God love Joan Crawford. lol
I would think a LOT of things are going through the new actor's mind when they start a tv show, or a new movie. Like are they going to be good at their job? Are they going to be making good money? Will people like them? Will it last?
As far feeling a twinge of guilt, I think it was clear, during her last Oscar acceptance speech, that Meryl Streep felt some of this when she expressed some amazement at her "inexplicably amazing career". She is an excellent example of a very successful person who is also good-natured, sincere and humble.
IY, yes, you make some very good points. I especially agree about Downplaying fame and fortune is hypocrisy since that is exactly what people aspire to: success. Some movie stars can be exceedingly annoying and transparent about all this. Julia Roberts is the biggest offender in my book. She is a pseudo-everything. She is the only movie star whom I cannot stand. She just wreaks.
I do think that there are a few movie stars who are talented and want to express themselves but are not necessarily interested in fame per se. Success maybe, but not necessarily fame.
However, I have known a few people who are very wise and can find something inside themselves to allow themselves happiness no matter what the circumstances. They are few and far between.