John Corbett says he regrets choosing his career in acting after being in the industry for more than 30 years. The actor made a guest appearance on the Fly On The Wall podcast hosted by comedians Dana Carvey and David Spade, where he admitted to the hosts that being an actor is unfulfilling for him. "I'm in the fourth quarter of the football game now, in life and in showbiz.
It's just a fact," Corbett said. "So I can reveal now I picked the f— wrong thing to do with my life." The 63-year-old actor said his regret stems from a long-standing distaste for authority figures and the lack of creative control inherent in acting.
"Since I was a kid, I hate being told what to do by any f— authority figure," Corbett said. "I picked something to do with my whole life for my fulfillment of my work life, which is, 'Dude, stand here, say this, put this on, look this way, say it faster, cut your hair like this.' .
.. You feel like a puppet.
" The Sex And The City star expressed his desire to be more involved in the creative process when it comes to his own projects. He referenced fellow actor Emma Stone and her creative involvement in her big-screen projects Cruella and Poor Things . "I made a lot of money.
I live in a beautiful home. People come to me in every f— restaurant I go in. I'm a friend of the world.
But as far as a fulfilling creative work life, I didn't write one f— line. I didn't write one joke to make people laugh. So it's been unfulfilling on that level.
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