Jon Hamm prides himself on not being a sell out. The actor may have become an overnight sensation with his role as Don Draper on 'Mad Men,' but he managed to skyrocket to fame without losing his dignity, he says. In the October issue of Details, Hamm opens up about reality TV, ponders the success of 'Twilight' and Miley Cyrus and explains why his latest flick, 'The Town,' is not for the Twitter-obsessed. On the difference between actors and reality stars: "LA represents opportunity. And, as has been proven over and over in the current media landscape, it doesn't take much for them to put you on TV. If that's all you want you can just be on 'The Bachelor' or 'The Real Housewives' or whatever show just wants oversized personalities, ridiculous behavior and zero dignity ... When you try to learn how to act, you approach it with respect. But if you just want to be famous ... that's not much different than porn. 'I'm a movie star!' Well, no, no you're not. You're a porn star, and that's completely different."




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Oh really--do ya think so?!
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The people on reality shows aspire to reach the level of the people in porn. However, neither qualify as "stars".
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I'm tired of hearing what this guy has to say. He was just quoted as saying that the tea party is full of racists. It seems that he is the one who is judging everyone. He's getting a little full of himself.
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"The Town," Jon Hamm and Ben Affleck were AMAZING! Everyone needs to see this film!
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Power is going to his pretty liitle head.
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"It just deals with adult s**t -- no werewolves, no vampires. Yet ... they're retooling it for 3D."
Vampires aren't adult? Werewolves aren't adult? 3D isn't adult?
Why not?
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Just recently got into Mad Men. Jon Ham is a good actor. He's making a point that porn stars are not actors and neither are reality stars. His point is correct.
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Right, that's the main point of the interview. The rest is minutia. Thanks for keeping us on point!
Well said,JH. Seems you're a lot smarter and savvier than your surname otherwise implies...
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Thank you Jon Hamm for standing up for some kind of sanity. These reality shows are for morons. TV & trash magazines are degrading our childrens minds. It's such pathetic trash!!!! t
It should be outlawed because it's dangerous trash that's into humiliation and degradation.
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