Unhealthy Attention Quotes

I grew up in front of the camera from an early age. It distorts your perception of who you are. Having a lot of attention at a young age is not healthy.

People who are seriously damaged by sudden fame and notoriety have, in my experience, very low esteem at the root of their being.

If everybody thinks you're amazing, you probably are doing something wrong.

I find fame to be quite unnatural. Humans are not built for extreme adoration.

When you focus the spotlight so much on one person, I think it's very, very dangerous.

I think it's very important not to grow up with the unhealthy amount of attention that is sometimes put on people because they are 'actors'.

The problem with some stars is that they lose perspective about correct adult behavior. People laugh at everything they say and do. Nobody says, 'Chill out, man. That's out of line.'

People behave differently to TV stars and film stars; it's to do with the scale of the medium. Film stars get hushed awe, TV stars get slapped on the back. Neither is good for you. Famous people don't hear the word 'no' enough.

I want to poke holes in the erroneous beliefs about what fame provides. It won't raise your self-esteem, it won't create profound connection, it's not going to heal your childhood traumas, it's only going to amplify them. You're going to be subject to a lot of criticism and praise, both of which are violent in their own ways.