Hugh Grant made shocking acting admission

Bang Showbiz | Los Angeles

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Hugh Grant claimed he only went into acting “to be famous and make a lot of money”.

The Substance actor shocked his Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves co-star Justice Smith with his candid confession and the 30-year-old star is still unsure whether or not he was joking.

During an appearance on the What Are We Even Doing? podcast, host Kyle MacLachlan asked Justice if he had got along with Hugh during filming.

He replied: “I did. Oh, I love Hugh.

“When I worked with him, I was like, ‘Hugh, you know, do you still love what you do? Do you still love this?’

“And he was just like, ‘No.’ He said, ‘I’ve never loved it.’ He’s like, ‘I just wanted to be famous and make a lot of money.’ And I said, ‘Really?’ He said, ‘Yeah.’

“He is so funny. And he’s like, ‘I’ve always hated the acting part of it.’ And I was like, ‘Oh.’ But he said it with such sincerity.”

Justice was so “stuck” on the conversation, he brought it up with Rosamund Pike while filming Now You See Me: Now You Don’t to get her take on whether Hugh was being serious or “just British”.

He recalled: “She’s like, ‘No, I’m pretty sure he’s just British.’ I’m like, ‘Are you sure?’ I think ‘cause it stuck with me. I was like, ‘Oh, I guess you can be a really good actor and just want to like just do it for the fame and money.’”

Both host Kyle and his guest agreed the 62-year-old star is a “perfectionist” and pushes himself hard with his work.

Kyle said: “Here’s the thing about Hugh that I think I ‘cause I got a vibe about him.

“I’ve known Hugh for a long time, and he has the same spiel that he does. I think the thing that is so challenging for him is that he’s such a perfectionist, and he takes it so seriously.