The Ted star Mark Wahlberg said in an interview that celebrities who are sharing their opinions on politics should stick to entertaining people instead of pushing their personal agendas.
Wahlberg said that he didn’t feel in a position to get involved or actively endorse anyone in politics because of his own privilege. Unlike the majority of the Hollywood actor who tends to join in any political talks.
Here’s what Wahlberg said according to Task and Purpose report:
“A lot of celebrities did, do, and shouldn’t,” he told Task & Purpose last week, at a swanky luncheon in New York, held on behalf of his upcoming film “Patriots Day.”We were talking about the parade of actors and musicians who lined up to denounce Donald Trump in the months and weeks leading up to Election Day.
“A lot of Hollywood is living in a bubble. They’re pretty out of touch with the common person, the everyday guy out there providing for their family.”
“You know, it just goes to show you that people aren’t listening to that anyway,” he continued. “They might buy your CD or watch your movie, but you don’t put food on their table. You don’t pay their bills. A lot of Hollywood is living in a bubble. They’re pretty out of touch with the common person, the everyday guy out there providing for their family. Me, I’m very aware of the real world. I come from the real world and I exist in the real world. And although I can navigate Hollywood and I love the business and the opportunities it’s afforded me, I also understand what it’s like not to have all that.”
In the past few years, Wahlberg has appeared in a handful of films that are politically driven. He portrayed a former Navy SEAL, Marcus Luttrell, in 2013’s Lone Survivor. Most recently, Wahlberg took on the role of an oil rig worker who survived the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the 2016 film Deepwater Horizon.
Sources: Taphaps, Task and Porpuse, Pop Culture, Independent, Boston Magazine
I have a lot of his DVD’s. Great actor. I’am happy hes survived hollywoods vindictive ways.
Mr. Wahlberg’s correct. He’s also one of few actors I’ll bother paying to see because he stays out of that fray. Keep it up and I’ll keep paying to watch you perform.