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Paul Mescal is saying he won’t necessarily be happy if 'Gladiator 2' makes him more famous. The Oscar nominated actor is already very well known in Hollywood, starring in popular projects such as 'Normal People,' 'Aftersun,' 'All of Us Strangers' and 'Foe.' But during a recent interview he admitted that while he doesn't know what fame the Ridley Scott-directed sequel will bring, he will get "profoundly depressed" if it negatively impacts his personal life.

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00:00Paul Meskel is saying he won't necessarily be happy if Gladiator 2 makes him more famous.

00:06The Oscar-nominated actor is already very well known in Hollywood,

00:10starring in popular projects such as Normal People, Aftersun, All of a Stranger's, and Foe.

00:16During a recent interview, he admitted that while he doesn't know what fame the Ridley Scott

00:20directed sequel will bring, he will get profoundly depressed if it negatively impacts his personal

00:25life. I don't know what the difference will be. Maybe that's naive. Is it just that more

00:29people will stop you in the street? I'd get profoundly depressed if that's so, and hope

00:34it isn't true. I'll have an answer next year, but if the film impacts my life in that way,

00:38I'll be in a bad spot. I'd have to move on and do an obtuse play nobody wants to see.

00:43The Oscar-nominated star noted that he takes his job as an actor very seriously and feels a certain

00:48way when social media following plays a part in casting. Acting should never be reduced to

00:53numbers of Instagram followers. Meskel is starring opposite Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Joseph

00:59Quinn, and Connie Nielsen in Gladiator 2, which is set to hit theaters on November 22. For more on

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