Chris Evans Explains Why He Doesn't Think He's a Movie Star, Reveals the Type of Movie He's Always Wanted to Make
justjared.comChris Evans might have starred in some of Hollywood’s biggest movies in recent memory, but he doesn’t consider himself to be a movie star.
The 42-year-old Captain America actor explained the distinction and alluded to another actor who seems to deserve the role during a recent interview.
He also opened up about the sort of role that he’s wanted to do for the entirety of his career. Read more about Chris Evans and movie stars… “There are some people that you meet and you just think, Man, that’s a movie star,” Chris told GQ.
Why doesn’t he feel like one? “I love to act,” he told the outlet. “But it’s not something that I couldn’t live without.” In fact, Chris hinted at his desire to ease back on accepting major leading roles. “I was going to say, I don’t want to waste too much time in this industry, but that doesn’t really feel.… That doesn’t sound correct,” he explained. “I don’t want to occupy too much space in an industry that I’ve already poured 20 years into.” He added that he “would run away from the leading man role every time if I could,” offering the role to a different actor. “Someone like Robert Downey Jr. walks in the room and he owns the oxygen,” he said of his MCU co-star. “He’s just such a presence, such a force.
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