'I'm the luckiest man in the world and I don't want to hide from the faces I'm acting for. So I don't surround myself with guards, I've never given an interview in which I've said I feel bad that I can't go shopping or I can't go to Chowpatty and eat bhelpuri without being mobbed. I'm not the kind of guy who goes out wearing dark glasses (I don't think I'm a big enough star to hide behind them, honest). I go to see movies in the cinema theatres, I go to restaurants with my family and friends even though I know people are going to disturb me there.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker embraces his celebrity status without guards or hiding, accepting public disturbance as part of his life.
- In plain terms
- I don't hide from fans and accept the attention as it comes.
- What can you take from it?
- Living openly despite fame requires accepting lack of privacy.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is privacy worth losing for fame?
- How do you handle public attention?
Another view
Openness can compromise safety and personal boundaries.
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