Celebrity
The actors life changed overnight whenThe Kissing Boothwas released in 2018.
I hated being a character to the public.
I felt so far from myself.
Like I was a billboard.
It felt like it was for sale.
Then my brain went through the f***ing wringer.
Like, I wasnt sure if I was genuine.
It really skews your view…
It creates a very paranoid way of living.
I wish people could understand how drastic that change was.
He jokes that his father in particular teases him about his career.
Hell still be like,Are you going to shoot the one…where youre kissing?
I guess, in a way, Im trying to learn from these people, he said.
I can see an edge of a cliff, and Im just teetering on the edge, he said.
My fear is: What step cant you go back from?
As his star rises, his biggest hope is that he doesnt lose his zest for life.
Im so excited but with that comes great fear.
I think thats what keeps you going, he said.
Bukowski has this thing thats like, if you go all the way, go all the way.
You might end up on a bench.
You might end up in jail.
Youll lose girlfriends, wives, family.
But if you go all the way, I guarantee you, you reserve a seat with the gods.