When Michael Cera became famous in his teens, he didn’t know how to take it and almost shunned Hollywood entirely.
after appearing in super bad and Juno In 2007, Michael admitted that he was really overwhelmed by the immediate amount of public attention.
“It was kind of overwhelming. I didn’t know how to deal with walking down the street,” he said recently. Guardian.
He continued, “Fame makes me feel very uncomfortable, paranoid and weird. I’ve had a lot of great things in fame, met a lot of great people, but also a lot of bad energy.” Yes, I didn’t have the ability to deal with it.”
Michael says his first weekend in public was tough because all the attention was on him so quickly super bad hit the theaters.
Looking back, Michael said he quickly realized “that was a mistake” after going out to a bar with a friend.
“It’s also kind of harmful if people are drunk and recognize you and are very enthusiastic,” he said.
Michael continued, “When I was a kid, I felt like people just kind of grabbed me. They didn’t respect you and your physical space that much. Be respectful.” I didn’t know how to establish my own boundaries,” he continued.
“I felt like I was on fire the whole time, like everyone was thinking about me,” he said of the night out.
Ultimately, Michael said he began to feel that acting wasn’t for him and even turned it down, deciding he wanted to distance himself from everything that would make him more famous. saturday night live.
“There was a time when I wanted to stop doing things that would make me more famous,” he said. “I was a little bit scared…I wasn’t really enjoying the heat.”
Michael added that he “didn’t really know” if he would “continue to be an actor.”
However, when he was contemplating his future as an actor, he shot the following movie. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World That changed his mind and changed his mind about leaving.
“I’ve already been working on it and I’ve actually done it, and of course I’m very grateful that it happened,” he said.
From there, Michael said he was able to build the career he wanted and “enjoy the day-to-day life” while still being an active actor.
You can read everything Michael said here.
