Chris Evans
Anxious about how the opportunity would change his life, Chris Evans initially turned down his major role in Captain America. “I do struggle,” he revealed in a 2017 interview. “I get anxiety about certain things and press, things like that.”
But accepting the role helped him overcome his fears, realizing that “maybe the thing you’re most scared of is actually the thing you should do.” His coping mechanism? He tells his brain to quiet down.
“[The phrase] ‘Sssh’ has been a big thing for me. Everyone’s brain is noisy, and the root of suffering is following that brain noise and listening to that brain noise, and identifying with it as if it’s who you are.”
