Hayden Panettiere Calls Fame A Pain In The Ass

Hayden at World Children’s Day in Philadelphia. April 3rd, 2008.

Even though Hayden Panettiere is thankful for the fame that Heroes brought her, she admits that it’s turned her into a hermit, so to speak, and that she finds fame “a pain in the ass.”

I don’t ever go out. I stay at home. I go from garage to garage, and keep myself out of sight. I love where I live and that I have wonderful friends there and I love what I do, but it really has a major impact on your life.

This business is very intrusive. People want to know what you’re doing every day, and it becomes less about your craft and your art, and your love for acting, than it is about when you put food in your mouth, or when you’re walking your dog.

The interesting thing to me is, if you think about it, the glamor of Hollywood has been dimmed down by people that don’t necessarily love what they do or their craft. I think people who are mainly in the public eye and deal with this [attention], a lot of them like it and enjoy it. I don’t really enjoy going out, it’s a nightmare in my opinion.

[John Taggart /Splash News]