Josh Hartnettmade the decision to prioritize mental health over his career.TheBlack Hawk Downstar, 43, explained that heopted to remain out of the spotlightwhen his career took off in the early 2000s, as he appeared Monday on the Australian talk showThe Project. “The biggest thing for me was, I really enjoy making films, but the industry itself was overwhelming for a 21-year-old kid,” he said.“The press was a little bit different back then, there was paparazzi around every corner, you couldn’t really go anywhere without being sort of harassed,” Hartnett added.“I decided I didn’t need that in my life, and I was able to still make films and live outside of it. I lived in Minnesota a long time and New York, and now I live in the U.K. And I’m still able to work with great people and make good films, and I don’t have to deal with all the stuff. So, it’s kind of best of both worlds for me.“stx filmsHe rose to fame in the ’90s with such movies asThe Faculty,Halloween H20: 20 Years LaterandThe Virgin Suicides, but Hartnett has said he"didn’t want to be boxed into that superhero type"with blockbuster roles like Superman and Batman, tellingMetrolast year that “at that age it is very easy to become someone else’s tool or someone else’s puppet.““I was very aware of the choices I was making and I wanted them to be my choices,” he added.RELATED VIDEO: For Simone Biles, the ‘Mental Health Journey’ Is Never Over: I Know Who I Am NowHartnett can currently be seen in the crime dramaIda Red, which is now available On Demand. He also stars alongside Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Cary Elwes, Bugzy Malone and Hugh Grant in the upcoming Guy Ritchie-helmed action comedyOperation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre, premiering in 2022.
Josh Hartnettmade the decision to prioritize mental health over his career.
TheBlack Hawk Downstar, 43, explained that heopted to remain out of the spotlightwhen his career took off in the early 2000s, as he appeared Monday on the Australian talk showThe Project. “The biggest thing for me was, I really enjoy making films, but the industry itself was overwhelming for a 21-year-old kid,” he said.
“The press was a little bit different back then, there was paparazzi around every corner, you couldn’t really go anywhere without being sort of harassed,” Hartnett added.
“I decided I didn’t need that in my life, and I was able to still make films and live outside of it. I lived in Minnesota a long time and New York, and now I live in the U.K. And I’m still able to work with great people and make good films, and I don’t have to deal with all the stuff. So, it’s kind of best of both worlds for me.”
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He rose to fame in the ’90s with such movies asThe Faculty,Halloween H20: 20 Years LaterandThe Virgin Suicides, but Hartnett has said he"didn’t want to be boxed into that superhero type"with blockbuster roles like Superman and Batman, tellingMetrolast year that “at that age it is very easy to become someone else’s tool or someone else’s puppet.”
“I was very aware of the choices I was making and I wanted them to be my choices,” he added.
RELATED VIDEO: For Simone Biles, the ‘Mental Health Journey’ Is Never Over: I Know Who I Am Now
Hartnett can currently be seen in the crime dramaIda Red, which is now available On Demand. He also stars alongside Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Cary Elwes, Bugzy Malone and Hugh Grant in the upcoming Guy Ritchie-helmed action comedyOperation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre, premiering in 2022.
source: people.com
