Jonah Hill opens up on taking a break from Hollywood
Actor Jonah Hill, who rose to fame “overnight” in his early 20s after starring in the 2007 comedy Superbad, recently admitted that he wasn’t prepared for his life to completely change.
According to Fox News, the star, while speaking to a magazine, said, “It was very overnight for me. [Co-star] Michael Cera and I talk about it all the time. We just had this really rare experience: One day life was one way, and then one day life was a different way. Right after Superbad ,I took a writing job on Bruno [with Sacha Baron Cohen].”
The 37-year-old went on to say that he had “too much power” at a very young age, and as a result, needed a break from Hollywood.
He explained, “I was a kid. I had too much power for a young person, too much autonomy and not enough life skills. I dropped out of college, and I used to not get why people would go to college. Because if you’re ambitious, why would you spend four years just idling? I didn’t realise until I turned 30 that what those four years gave all my friends was this wobbling period of how to be a person.”
Hill still considers himself to be a “workaholic”, but feels he is now better at juggling fame and his personal life. He also credited the power of therapy and the lessons it taught him on having a more fulfilling life. “I still love my work. But I definitely live a very quiet lifestyle, where I surf, hang with my dog, hang with my nephews. Just keep it mellow,” he added.
THE ACTOR ADMITS THAT HE HAD ‘TOO MUCH POWER’ AT A VERY YOUNG AGE