Mark Wahlberg reveals how he became famous in Hollywood.
In an on-camera interview, Fighter star sat down with Marvin R. Shaken for Cigar loverdiscussing the role of actor vs. producer and how he really started producing projects “out of necessity.”
“The reason I started producing was because I didn’t want to sit around and wait for Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise or anybody who was already, you know, established before me and they were guys at the time – and Leo [DiCaprio]right — to go and pass on the movie until I get my hands on it,” said Wahlberg, who graces the latest cover of the men’s lifestyle magazine, out September 26.
“That’s why I’ve always been proactive about finding material—things that I could produce and knew were right for me. Create your own destiny.”
Wahlberg has more than 40 production credits, including many films in which he also acted, e.g. Father Stu, Instant family and Deep water horizon.
He went on to explain that when your name is above a movie title, “you reap the rewards of success, but you also bear the brunt of failure.”
“If I’m going to be in that position, then I’d rather be behind the wheel,” he added. “[If] you’re driving a hundred miles an hour on the highway, do you want to be in the back seat or do you want to be behind the wheel?”
Mark Wahlberg at the opening of the Juliet Cocktail Room at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas on August 17, 2023.
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Mark Wahlberg says he moved from LA to Nevada to give his kids a ‘better life’: It ‘made sense for us’
In addition, more creative control gives him more time with his family. In October, Wahlberg called Conversationexpressing how much he loves being home.
“Every free moment I have, I’m at home,” said Wahlberg, who is married to Rhea Durham, with whom he has daughters Grace, 13, and Ella, 20, and sons Brendan, 14, and Michael, 17.
The former Calvin Klein model also revealed that he and his family have moved to Nevada and are hoping to “get a bill passed so we can get tax breaks for the state, build a state-of-the-art studio here and make this Hollywood 2.0.”
“I want to be able to work from home,” he said.
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Wahlberg said he and Durham, 44, came to Nevada to “give ourselves a fresh start, a fresh start for the kids, and there’s a lot of opportunity here.”
Wahlberg added, “I’m really excited about the future.”
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