Is being a celebrity worth the risks, stresses and general dysfunction that seem!
Question: The death of Heath Ledger--exact cause not known as I write this, but quite likely drug-related--the meltdown of Britney Spears and other young divas, the death of Anna Nicole Smith, whose talents as yet appear largely undiscovered (sorry) and the continuing sagas of Tom Cruise and other Hollywood celebs lead me to ask the above question.
There have been actors and actresses who have managed to lead fairly normal lives and stay out of the limelight. But many seem unable to manage even the simplest aspects of daily life.
Is it worth it? Do fame and fortune make up for the loss of privacy, stress and troubled relationships that seem to accompany celebrity status? Is it possible to have it all and be just a regular person leading a normal life?
What do you think?
Answers: The death of Heath Ledger--exact cause not known as I write this, but quite likely drug-related--the meltdown of Britney Spears and other young divas, the death of Anna Nicole Smith, whose talents as yet appear largely undiscovered (sorry) and the continuing sagas of Tom Cruise and other Hollywood celebs lead me to ask the above question.
There have been actors and actresses who have managed to lead fairly normal lives and stay out of the limelight. But many seem unable to manage even the simplest aspects of daily life.
Is it worth it? Do fame and fortune make up for the loss of privacy, stress and troubled relationships that seem to accompany celebrity status? Is it possible to have it all and be just a regular person leading a normal life?
What do you think?
The thing that gets me is they make the choice to become celebrities.
HOWEVER, the constant pressure put on them by media, paparazzi and fans is just ridiculous.
I personally don't understand the need to be famous, does it happen because they need that constant reassurance that the position provides, with the applause and adulation?
The other issue is also, do they feel they become invincible because they have the money, the yes men and everything they could want?
Maybe the feel that now they have what they want, they want more and more, it is almost like they become hollow and hardened.
On some level you wonder if the should be forced to take some sort of personality test to make sure they have one that will endure the years and stresses.
Ohhh and no.. I don't think that fame and fortune is worth the freedom and privacy you have to give up. Let me be anonymous any day.
GREAT QUESTION!!!!!!
There a lots of celeb's that can do it . Don't take drugs and be boring and you will be ok.
The money is worth a LITTLE trouble
it depends whether people choose to be famous for fame itself, many people achieve fame through their profession eg heath ledger. I think most people would avoid being a celebrity if they knew what it involved. There are obviously some people that do know what fame is like and choose to court it to keep promoting themselves.
Celebrities are just normal people and like normal people they have faults. Generally vast amounts of cash go with being a celebrity (which is one of the main reasons people want to be famous) which means affording as well as having access to various animals, vegetables and minerals that screw them up. If britney wasn't famous she wouldn't be going through what she is now, but then she wouldn't be able to afford to as she would probably be working a in a supermarket some where for minimum wage.
I'm going off on a tangent so i'm gonna stop now.
Its much worth it. Dont let stories like heath ledger make you think its bad. A ton of celebs live a normal life in a big house with fancy cars but of course no news reporter is going to do stories on the normal lives of actors and actresses. So instead everytime an actor or actress messes up we blame it on the fortune.....maybe they were messed up before the fame and the added pressure just pushed them off the edge?
Anybody can have fortune and live a normal life. Its when fame is included that seems to be the problem.
To be famous you have to be known. Leading people to put themselves out there to be known intimately by the public (who they are dating, who they do or don't get along with, ...etc).
Its great when things are going great, but the downside is when things in your personal life go wrong. You are robbed of that private time to mentally recoup and get your life back on track. Every fault is amplified by the microscope of the media (The same media that helped them acquire fame).
Bottom line, fame is not worth it in the end.
Well obviously it can be possible to have it all and have a normal life becasue some celbrities manage it.
However, a lot of non-celebrities have dysfunction in their lives (have you ever watched Jerry Springer). The difference is that celebrities are forced to work through their dysfunction in the public eye so we become more aware of it.
Any problems they have are amplified because drugs are more affordable and available to celebrities, and don't forget that some of the celebrities (usually the one's with little or no talent) have got to the position where they are because they have craved attention and have driving ambition way above normal levels that has got them 'noticed'. Thus you will find a whole host of mental and emotional problems that appear in general society but are more prevalent amongst celebrities simply because that lifestyle appeals to that type.
Unfortunately, it is an illusion. The celebrity that appeals so much to this type of person and promises fulfillment is an empty promise, and once they've achieved fame and fortune the emptiness they feel inside remains, only now they have the world looking on willing them to slip up so they can be ripped apart by the media.
So is it worth it. No. Not for those people, but for those with genuine talent who can enhance the lives of others by performing, then yes.
Yes AND no--the serious actors with a ton of media coverage have to accomplish press junkets, meet-and-greets, red carpet photo sessions, &c. as "collateral duties," to quote a military term for auxiliary tasks related to base condition but not an officer's primary trained mission. I consider these collateral jobs something to address in near-future training, as I have every reason to presume them needful in the event that I do land a recording contract and then a hit single or two thereafter.
I discovered from Time Life's People Weekly that Spears is apparently bipolar--a serious mental condition; I have reason to suspect, from the news reports, that the late Ledger was insomniac. Notwithstanding neuropsychologic conditions that eventually led to the early demise of Kurt Cobain, River Phoenix, Anna Nicole Smith, &c., a lot of film and stage talent do appear ill-equipped to handle the additional stress to which you refer.
Have it all and still lead a normal life? Christina Aguilera Bratman seems on course to; Deborah Gibson is trying but hasn't landed a husband to date. As for me personally, given the fact that (as one on the autistic spectrum) hardware-wise I'm already ill equipped for the collateral duties mentioned above, it's hard to say.