“I said I’ve gone to therapy. I went to therapy. I said ‘Fine I’ll talk to a therapist and see what they have to say’. Because I do struggle with – I get anxiety about certain things. Press and things like that. And all of those things were tied into Marvel responsibilities.”
– Chris Evans on why he almost didn’t do Captain America (x)
Wow.
I’ve heard people explicitly say, “They have no right to complain, they were the ones who wanted to be famous.” And that is so icky.
For one thing, no. Most of these people didn’t want to be famous. They wanted to be great at their job. It’s society that’s decided to equate professional success with creepy, stalkery, cultish behavior.
And for another thing, even if a celebrity did want to be famous, it doesn’t matter. That doesn’t give anyone the right to barge into parts of their life they weren’t invited into.
I cannot even fathom how anyone can believe we have a right to an actor’s/musician’s/athlete’s/artist’s/politician’s personal life just because they have a job that puts them in the public awareness. It’s like any other job. When they’re not on the clock, their time is their own.