I don’t like anyone. I don’t expect anyone else to like me. I don’t expect another people to like other people. There is no shame in that. However when you’re a celebrity, everyone pretends to like you and as some kind of repayment to the universe for a justified ego, you have to pretend to like them too. One celebrity has had enough, I mean as far as the rest of the world is concerned he’s probably still going to be a bubbly celebrity face, but he came clean anonymously on r/confession. A subreddit known for its rules of anonymity, it’s intended to be a safe space for these kind of confessions. He starts:
I am an actor. Well-known. A few of my movies are among the top-grossing in history. I started out as a child actor and fortunately have worked ever since.
- I hate my fans. Appreciate them but hate them. I hate them because they hound and harass me. I am not an attention whore. I don’t tip off the paps, party, etc. I usually enjoy being by myself. I can’t even be open about being gay. What really irks me is how fans call me by this character’s name and start touching me and asking for pictures like I am one of those guys dressed like a Transformer on Hollywood/Vine. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll always chat and take a picture with a fan if they are cool or for a young fan, but most people are assholes.
- I hate the way they ask me for money and think I have money. I see these sites where fans will say I am worth like $20 million. BITCH PLEASE. I am worth more like $4 million. And I don’t even live a lavish style. Far from it. I may get four movie offers ranging from $1 – 4 million. I probably take a quarter of that at the end. Most often I turn down the higher-paying movies because they will do the most damage to your career. Sometimes I won’t get any offers. I have tons of expenses. I have to pay lawyers, accountants, family, etc. Don’t even get me started on taxes. Also, if I ever become disabled or can’t work anymore, then I am fucked.
- They think that I can get them work. No I can’t. That pisses me off more than anything.
- My life is not that glam. Most famous people are not that interesting. They’re uneducated. They’re ignorant. They’re paranoid. They’re full of themselves.
F**k, who wants a celebrity that has all the same life worries and financial insecurities as me? But he has no remorse… and he has no reason to.
Other details revealed by the actor:
- I get scripts through my management team. Being in a huge franchise did not do much to help my career even though I had top-billing. I did some TV on my own dime and lost a ton of money.
- [I am not out because I] would become a “gay actor” instead of an “actor.” “Gay actors” get less offers because of the concern that audiences will not believe that they can play a straight character and/or many many people still hate gays and won’t see their movies.
- Who says I am lonely? I don’t need to play the fame game. I don’t need to find a fake girlfriend, lecture about politics, post naked selfies, etc. I enjoy me-time. There are things I can’t do in public but I can do at home. People who freak out over seeing my buying a microwave at Target is just bizarre and pathetic.
- People know me mainly from the franchise that I was in but also from my time as a child actor. They often say how I still look like a teen even though I am def. no teen.
- Oh believe me, most people suspect that I am gay. They just can’t prove it and I don’t put myself on the gaydar.
- I don’t have friends. Many Hollywood people just want to party and many non-Hollywood people expect that your friendship will enrich them in some way. Can’t tell you how many times non-Hollywood “friends” have hit me up for money, work or contacts.
- I don’t have a nice [car] (I drive an old Prius) and I don’t get laid at all. I can’t even say that I am a gay guy because it will hurt my career.
Editor’s note: Everyone seems to be guessing Taylor Lautner.
My guess is that this might be Elijah Wood