Sunday March 11, 2012 11:37 pm
Jon Hamm Blasts ‘Stupid’ Hollywood
Jon Hamm hates the way "stupid" celebrities like Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian are celebrated.
The Mad Men actor can't understand why Hollywood has rejected the idea of an "elite" of talented stars in favor of personalities acting like "f***ing idiots."
"We're at a place where the idea of being elite is somehow considered a negative. Whether it's Paris Hilton or Kim Kardashian or whoever, stupidity is certainly celebrated. Being a f***ing idiot is a valuable commodity in this culture, because you're rewarded significantly. And incuriousness has become cool. It's celebrated. It doesn't make sense to me."
Jon struggled to get his big break in Hollywood and gave himself a five-year deadline to land a major role after witnessing how "depressing" it was seeing other actors flounder for even longer: "I knew a few people who had gone a little longer than that and it turned into a depressing model."
The Bridesmaids star also admitted he isn't impressed by aging Hollywood stars trying to cling on to their youth: "A town like this not only celebrates but insists on the cult of eternal youth, so I can see how it happens. But if you're in your forties and fifties and you're spending two or three hours in a hair salon getting your highlights done... Well, that's not my game."
- Related Tags:
- careers, jon hamm, kim kardashian, paris hilton, quote, quotes
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
© Gear Live Media, LLC. 2007 – User-posted content, unless source is quoted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain License. Gear Live graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, videos, articles, blogs, forums, scripts and other service names are the trademarks of Gear Live Inc.
Comments: