“I don't want to be more famous than what I have right now. At least in that sense where people come up to me in the grocery store.”
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You know, one of the biggest thrills I have is when famous people recognize me from Taxi.
As a shy kid growing up in Sheffield, I fantasized about how it would be great to be famous so I wouldn't actually have to talk to people and feel awkward. And of course, as we all know from fairy stories, when you achieve that ambition, you find out you don't want it.
What is a movie star? It is an illusion. It was everything I ever wanted to be, but it became a kind of shell, non? It was what made me famous and got me women. But it wasn't real.
Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.