Mark Wahlberg Slams Hollywood Privilege in Speech at 'Lone Survivor' Premiere

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In an impassioned speech delivered after the credits rolled at the premiere of his upcoming film, Lone Survivor, actor Mark Wahlberg slammed Hollywood privilege during a Q&A session. Wahlberg was asked a question regarding the rigorous physical training regime required to accurately portray Petty Officer Marcus Luttrell (who was also in attendance) in the film focused on his experience during a Navy SEALs mission in Afghanistan. The actor, who's always been an avid  supporter of the working class American and the military, then fired off an extensive response.

"For actors to sit there and talk about ‘oh I went to SEAL training’? I don’t give a f-ck what you did. You don’t do what these guys did. For somebody to sit there and say my job was as difficult as being in the military? How f-cking dare you, while you sit in a makeup chair for two hours."

Wahlberg didn't stop with that. He then continued, "I don’t give a sh-t if you get your ass busted. You get to go home at the end of the day. You get to go to your hotel room. You get to order your f-cking chicken. Whatever the f-ck it is. People talk about what do we do to bond the way that those guys bonded. We just knew what they did. It didn’t matter."

"I’ve done the movies where I talk about… God, I trained for four and a half years and I was The Fighter‘ and f-ck all that. It really means nothing. I love Marcus [Luttrell] for what he’s done and I’m a very lucky guy to do what I do and I’m proud to have been part of it, but it’s just so much bigger than what I do."

Believe it or not, that still isn't the full response. For the full comment, head over to EW.

Mark Wahlberg's response has been controversial. Some praise the Hollywood star for his candid speech, yet others feel he went a bit overboard. He might lose his cool from time to time, but the man walks his walk.