Charlie Hunnam shared that he stopped reading reviews early in his career. Hunnam starred in a movie alongside Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood, which inspired him to disregard critics completely.
Charlie Hunnam explains why he stopped paying attention to reviews
Charlie Hunnam said he has not read reviews for many years. He explained that he learned this lesson early in his career, despite having already been acting for over a decade.
The turning point came after the 2005 movie Green Street Hooligans, where Hunnam starred alongside Elijah Wood. The adverse reaction to the movie made Hunnam decide he did not want to go through that experience again.
Hunnam, who appeared at the Critics’ Choice Awards, where he was nominated for his starring role in Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Speaking to Access Hollywood at the event, Hunnam said he avoids reviews completely.
He explained, “I didn’t see anything. Not for years. I learned that trick early in my career. I’ve been doing this 27 years.” When asked if a critic ever made him step away from reviews, Hunnam pointed to Green Street Hooligans.
He said, “There was a film I did called Green Street Hooligans, which ended up getting a huge sort of cult following to it, but the critics were not particularly kind to me when that film came out, and I said, ‘All right, okay. I don’t need to go through this again.’ So, yeah. I don’t watch anything.”
Hunnam also revealed that he didn’t know he was nominated. “No, I didn’t know I was nominated. I was up at my ranch. I’ve got a ranch up north of Santa Barbara, and I never really look at my phone when I’m up there,” he said.
Hunnam added, “I didn’t know these nominations were coming out, and I looked at my phone and had like 40-some missed calls and messages. I thought, ‘Oh no, something horrible has happened.’ Turns out something wonderful had happened. Here we are.”
Originally reported by Ojas Kulkarni for ComingSoon.
