Christian Slater's Hollywood rant
Jill Stone  |  by people.monstersandcritics.com. All rights reserved. 15.10 | 21:24

The 'Bobby' actor doesn't trust anyone in the movie business and pities people who can't see how "crazy" Hollywood is. Slater told GQ magazine: "The movie world is crazy and the craziest thing of all is to deny that it's crazy. Hollywood is a town built on bulls**t, so it's hardly surprising that loyalty is so hard to come by there.

" The 38-year-old star is set to perform on the London stage in the play 'Swimming With Sharks' opposite former 'Friends' star Helen Baxendale. The play is an adaptation of the 1994 film starring Kevin Spacey which mocks the hypocrisy of Hollywood movie bosses. Slater claims he feels at home in London and prefers it to Los Angeles because he gets less hassle from fans.

He said: "People leave me alone here. For some reason I only get recognised by lorry drivers. Plus there is a greater level of sanity in London, not to mention more appreciation of the theatre.

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