"The second Home Alone took nearly 5 months to film" – When Macaulay Culkin told Joe Rogan about working as a child actor

'Home Alone' star Macaulay Culkin would be a familiar name to any 90's kid. In episode #1153 of The Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) podcast, the American actor detailed his experience of working as a child actor.

Culkin, who is one of the most successful child actors in the history of cinema, explained that he quickly became tired of being the center of attention:

"Look, when I was a kid, even before I started working, I always liked being the center of attention... But in general, I never really like being fussed over... Like the hair and make-up, costume people poking at you all the time... I actually wasn't a huge fan after a while...being the center of attention. It does become a job after a while."

The actor said that many of his movies also took a long time to be filmed because of child labor laws. The 'Home Alone' star explained that he was only available for filming six hours a day:

"In New York, they can work you 10 hours... At the same time, you have to get three hours of schooling in, plus an hour of lunch. So your only available window is six hours a day. That's why the second 'Home Alone', it took like nearly five months to film."

Watch Macaulay Culkin explain what it was like working as a child actor below:

Furthermore, the actor revealed that all his acting jobs were chosen for him by his parents, and he had zero say in choosing his gigs. Culkin added that he never even read the full script for any of his films.

Check out the full JRE episode below:

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When Joe Rogan praised Macaulay Culkin for handling fame well

During episode #1400 of JRE, UFC commentator Joe Rogan stated that Macaulay Culkin was one of the few people who were able to handle their early success relatively well.

The sportscaster added that Culkin, unlike other stars, follows a grounded lifestyle and doesn't spend his immense fortune on luxuries like supercars:

"[He is] a really nice guy, really cool, really fun to talk to... Has a sh*t load of money from the 'Home Alone' movies but doesn't spend it. He is not going crazy, he is not buying Ferraris. He just does whatever he wants... I think out of all the people that I have ever met that were famous at a child's age, he might be the best at it."

Watch Joe Rogan talk about Macaulay Culkin below: