Everybody Lies.

I just love this article from guardian.uk/The Observer.

( The French love Hugh )

I 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.

This is from an article in the "Globe and Mail" Arts section in which Emma Thompson discusses "her personal struggle over whether to attend the glitzy Golden Globes in the midst of a recession":

"Last night, [House's] Hugh Laurie and I were discussing whether it was appropriate to have these glitzy, glammy things when people are losing their jobs. I wonder if it would better to suggest to the [Hollywood] Foreign Press [Association] that they postpone nights like this and give the money instead to people who could really use it," the 49-year-old muses. "The industry would probably say we [have to produce shows like this] because we have our own industry we have to support. And I suppose as another aspect of the recession, you sometimes need the frivolous to lift your spirits a bit.

"But when I was reading The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times this morning, I did pick up - from the journalists - a weary tone, suggesting it's difficult for them to witness this kind of extravagance. I have sympathy for both sides of the argument."

Just the fact that these two wonderful people were even thinking about this - never mind actually discussing it - makes me all warm and fuzzy. It's nice to know that there are people in Hollywood that are not so self-absorbed and financially insulated that they forget that a LOT of people are suffering right now.

Hugh Laurie and House, MD for the win!

Congratulations, Hugh! You deserve it!