Woody Harrelson admitted that fame can have an interesting effect on someone's mind. "It’s not a good thing. I don’t think fame is ever an evolving consciousness.
It’s fine and dandy for people to tell you ‘you’re great.’ Nothing wrong with that. Moment you start believing it, that’s when things are getting f---ed up," he explained in a new interview with The New York Times Magazine.
The 61-year-old, who got his big break on "Cheers" in the 1980s and has been a beloved character actor for decades, also said fame changed who he was. "In every aspect that my ego has grown outsized, I admonish myself," Harrelson said. "Even into my 20s, I was the most loving person.
I had such kindness. And then once fame came along, that started f---ing with those good attributes." The "Zombieland" star admitted he is still "going through my trip with fame, but even without fame, to deal with one’s ego is a powerful tussle." Harrelson said he is "in a much better place" than he was five years ago, and his three daughters with wife Laura Louie keep him in check. "My kids have always let me know what an idiot I am.
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