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The next thing is that the private life of the famous is always under a microscope. They are the source of rumours and gossip. They belong to the public and they must be ready to be in hands of the people like managers or press-agents who pull them left and right. They must be ready to behave as the public wishes. In many cases it interferes with their dreams. They cannot live common life, they must pretend, act. In this way they lose their identity and character. They become different people. They are accompanied by the feeling of tension. They must get out of it and still look fresh and smiling. They should not pay attention to defeats, but go to the top for all the time. Some of them cannot stand it and break down. Then they are lost and forgotten.