I got a little bit famous. I didn't like it.
OK, so I'm not famous for the right reasons.
After 'Skins' I became mildly famous, which was a bit of a disaster.
I am a reluctant celebrity, in some ways.
Being infamous is not fun. It becomes a weird occupation in and of itself.
Fame was initially this kind of blunt tool that was thrust into my hands very young.
I was uncomfortable with that kind of fame when you're in the tabloids every day.
It's not really cool to be singled out.
I mean I was famous for nothing.
Mantle didn't want to stick out, but he did. He didn't wish to be treated as special, but he was. He was uncomfortable being the center of attention, but he was the centerfielder for the most famous franchise in sports.
I never try to get noticed. It just happens. I never try.
You know when there's someone new on the rise and there's too much hype? I didn't want that to be me.
