explained<\/a> that anyone who wants to be in showbiz better be sure they\u2019re ready for everything that might come with it.<\/p>\n\u201cI tell people when they get into the business there\u2019s one thing you didn\u2019t calculate. I hope you like people,\u201d he said. \u201cIf you don\u2019t like people, here\u2019s how it\u2019s going to sound. You spend the first half of your career going, \u2018Look at me, look at me, look at me, look at me, look at me.\u2019 And then you finally get famous. \u2018Don\u2019t look at me. Don\u2019t look at me. Don\u2019t look at me.”\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I\u2019m going, \u2018Okay, now, the universe gave you what you were asking for,”\u201d Lionel continued. \u201cNow, what is that about people you don\u2019t like? Oh, you want to be famous and rich without the people?\u2026It doesn\u2019t work like that. You have to be able to engage.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lionel also said that he never wants anyone to come away from an encounter with him with a negative feeling.<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes you meet the person you idolize the most and you\u2019re sorry you met them,\u201d he explained. \u201cI made a promise to myself. I\u2019m never going to be that.\u201d<\/p>\n
He went on to say that fans are \u201cscared to death of you. They want to say something to you. And you can see it on their face. They want to say something. And for me to ignore them would be the worst.\u201d<\/p>\n