Jonah Hill has had a "tough time" with fame.
The 42-year-old actor has enjoyed huge success in Hollywood, starring in movies such as Superbad, The Wolf of Wall Street and Moneyball - but Jonah admits that fame and success can be tricky to cope with.
The actor - who wrote and directed the new black comedy film Outcome - told Extra: "The movie started with me thinking, you know, kind of watching what was going on in culture about the new form of entertainment being celebrities getting in trouble. Instead of celebrities making something, they were making trouble. And then that was what entertainment was."
Jonah said his new film is ultimately a celebration of the friends and family who kept him grounded throughout his career.
He said: "While I had a tough time with some of the fame stuff, I always had a nucleus of family and friends that I could always run to and I wanted to celebrate them and really make a movie about social media, not just Hollywood.
"It's just about like people being obsessed with what people they don't know think about them instead of the three people you spend your whole life around, you know, and celebrate them."
Jonah revealed that his producer on the film, Matt Dines, is a lifelong friend — a connection that reflects the themes of the movie itself.
He said: "My producer of this movie, my co-producers co-founded Strong Baby with me, is named Matt Dines. He was our producer and we've been friends since preschool. I've had friends along the way my whole life, even though I kind of grew up in front of the camera, you know."
Cameron Diaz, Keanu Reeves and Matt Bomer all star in the movie, and Jonah heaped praise on the female lead.
He said: "Cameron is an actual angel that fell from heaven, and she is not only, like, an iconic classic movie star. When she came on the screen for her camera test or something, we're all back there like, 'Whoa, we're making a real movie.'
"As an actor, she gives the best performance of her career, in my opinion … knockout performance. And as a person, she just supported me and continues to support me in such a real way ... She is just the perfect friend and artist. Combination actually of those two."
