Jamie Bell: Can’t imagine starting out as an actor now

Los Angeles, April 29 (IANS) Jamie Bell doesn’t think he would have been an actor if he was only just beginning his career.

The 28-year-old, who was cast in the title role in “Billy Elliot” when he was just 13 years old, thinks starting out so young has given him a freedom in his career as he never had any preconceptions about fame or Hollywood that “scared him off”.
“To be honest with you, I can’t imagine just coming into the business now. I’d be terrified and it would probably scare me off,” contactmusic.com quoted Bell as saying.
He added: “I wonder if coming in so young and not having those preconceived ideas of being an actor or working in Hollywood or being a celebrity – which obviously are all part of the business, part of the industry — if not having those things as a child just allows you to pursue things without any … maybe without any forethought! (Laughs.)
“I’ve always done things without a second thought; like, if it’s something that I want to do, I do it. There isn’t a feeling of, ‘How’s this gonna look, what happens if it doesn’t work?'”