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Oldspikey New user UK 6 Posts |
You have referred before to how you lost your certainties when you began to examine your Christian faith. Now you are moderately famous it is clear that you are attracting a lot more extreme and unpleasant attention, so much so that you are considering no more after-show signings (which will be a real disappointment to many people).
If you were to redo the DVD interview today, would you still admit to having your cake and eating it, or are you having to reassess the certainties of celebrity now that you are encountering its darker side? |
DerrenBrown V.I.P. 109 Posts |
Ooh - great question. I've always felt that having cake and eating it should be one's goal, and that still holds.
I get mail and have contact with some people which really makes me shiver. I've had people threatening to sue me for psychically assaulting them; mail from people who are dying asking for help; and my share of rape accusations from people I have never met. To be honest, this is why I don't get bothered about issues like copyist performers or people using my name when they shouldn't on ebay. Things get put in perspective. Equally, as delighted as I am to have a dedicated fan base, there are times when the level of personal interest and desperation to find out any tiny personal details are hugely claustrophobic. I'm pleased I only have it in such a small measure. For people who court fame for its own sake and get it, or who no fault of their own end up with it in spades, it must be mostly vile. For example, when I moved to London, I read some 14 pages of discussion from people trying to piece together my new address so they could come and wait around for me. That's horrible. Because only 3 million or so watch the shows, it's all manageable and generally all good. It's normally very nice to be stopped in the street or said hello to by those 1 in 20 people, and delightful to get special treatment sometimes. The hard part is learning to detach yourself from the nutters or the really unfortunate cases. But Jerry Sadowitz refers to it as a tax you pay for being known, and I guess he's right. And as long as you're concentrating on trying to do well, the fame part stays in perspective. Thanks, db |
bootweasel Regular user 124 Posts |
That's a pretty ugly reality to be faced with. I wonder if a lot of it relates to your initial persona, which could be mis-interpreted by religious nuts. At least Seigfreid and Roy have tigers to keep the fans at bay.
Still, it would certainly make me think twice about saying hello in the street. Maybe prefix that 'hello' with 'I'm not mental or anything, but I just wanted to say...'. |
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