I very much wished not to be noticed, and to be left alone, and I sort of succeeded.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Being noticed can be a burden. Jesus got himself crucified because he got himself noticed. So I disappear a lot.
I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.
As a teenager especially, I just wanted to do my thing and not be noticed.
I cherish every moment, because success can be taken right away from you.
I wanted to be left alone to live my life, so it was very easy for people to pretend that they were me.
While I was doing stand-up, I thought I knew for sure that success meant getting everyone to like me. So I became whoever I thought people wanted me to be. I'd say yes when I wanted to say no, and I even wore a few dresses.
I think I've benefited from not being hugely known. It means I have to do something really effective to be noticed.
I think I was drawn to acting just as a way of getting noticed.
When I think about any of the missteps in my life that I've made, all of which I'm grateful for, it's because I just so wanted to be truly seen and heard for who I am and was afraid I wasn't or wouldn't be.
I'd got very successful, everyone knew who I was, but I felt very empty.