actors

Actors move up and down a food chain of fame. The fact that you might be recognised brings a sense of self-consciousness you sometimes don’t need. I heard a story once about an actor who arrived in the Netherlands and was stunned to realise his face was famous through a commercial he’d done that had taken off. But a light spreading of fame does not pay the bills and can even work against getting jobs. It can typecast you and shackle you to a past you’ve moved on from. It creates a strain between the perception of success which recognition conveys, and the reality of the ongoing struggle all but the very few are constantly engaged in.