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everybodyliesmd at 04:31pm on 02/04/2009 under hugh
everybodyliesmd at 04:31pm on 02/04/2009 under hughI love this man.
Hugh Laurie regrets opening up about his battle with depression -- because he hates reading about celebrities who think life is tough.
The House star recently revealed he was once so low and that he sought treatment in the mid-1990s -- and immediately regretted being so candid.
He tells Parade magazine, "I wish I'd kept my mouth shut about that... Now an undue weight has been given to this aspect of my life.
"I don't like to be thought of as this guy who has nothing else to talk about except how miserable my lot was.
"I remember watching Mel Gibson on some show once, and he was being asked about his belief in the afterlife. Gibson said, 'Well, I can't believe this is all there is.' And I thought, 'Wait a minute. You're Mel Gibson. You have millions of dollars. You're a great-looking chap with every conceivable blessing that could be bestowed upon a man. And that's not good enough?'
"So you can see why I'm hesitant to talk about any trivial pain I have. I find myself going, 'Oh, for God's sake, Hugh. Pull yourself together.'"
But Laurie, who plays miserable doctor Gregory House on the hit series, doesn't want to suggest that depression is something to hide or take lightly.
He adds, "I do know depression is a disease... It is the last great taboo -- something people still don't want to talk about."
I wish a lot of celebrities were as humble as Hugh.
Hugh Laurie regrets opening up about his battle with depression -- because he hates reading about celebrities who think life is tough.
The House star recently revealed he was once so low and that he sought treatment in the mid-1990s -- and immediately regretted being so candid.
He tells Parade magazine, "I wish I'd kept my mouth shut about that... Now an undue weight has been given to this aspect of my life.
"I don't like to be thought of as this guy who has nothing else to talk about except how miserable my lot was.
"I remember watching Mel Gibson on some show once, and he was being asked about his belief in the afterlife. Gibson said, 'Well, I can't believe this is all there is.' And I thought, 'Wait a minute. You're Mel Gibson. You have millions of dollars. You're a great-looking chap with every conceivable blessing that could be bestowed upon a man. And that's not good enough?'
"So you can see why I'm hesitant to talk about any trivial pain I have. I find myself going, 'Oh, for God's sake, Hugh. Pull yourself together.'"
But Laurie, who plays miserable doctor Gregory House on the hit series, doesn't want to suggest that depression is something to hide or take lightly.
He adds, "I do know depression is a disease... It is the last great taboo -- something people still don't want to talk about."
I wish a lot of celebrities were as humble as Hugh.
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Fry is open about his cyclothymic disorder and I think Laurie did the right thing being open about his bouts of depression. It helps to lift 'the last great taboo'.
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I totally agree that Hugh did the right thing by talking about it. It needs to be talked about and I think hearing it from someone like Hugh brings it positive attention. He's not a whiny celebrity who has everything and feels they are entitled to more. He's famous, but he's genuine and down to earth and believable. I do agree with him, though, in that it figures into a lot more conversations with him than perhaps it should.
I just love how humble he is and how truly grateful he is for what he's got.
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Sorry for messing up your LJ. I'll stop ranting now.
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You are right about the soundbites. I'd love to see them mention his extraordinarily successful career in England before House and his musical talents. There is so much more to the man that is never addressed.
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