'I didn't have that sense of ambition,' Pearce, 57, tells Business Insider. 'I just wanted to work as an actor. On the outside, you think you want fame and big Hollywood movies; none of that is how I function.'
'Neighbours' was a great experience, but the fame side of it was hard work. Coming out of 'Neighbours' and not getting the work I wanted to get but still getting chased down the street whenever I went to the shopping center, the two things messed with my mind.
Though Pearce is definitely famous, it's now on his own terms. Unlike the Hollywood stars who bring the same persona to every role, he's never played the same type of role twice.
This time, he's digging into his dark side to play Harrison Lee Van Buren, a wealthy industrialist with a sociopathic edge in Brady Corbet's award-season contender 'The Brutalist,' in theaters on Friday.
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