Pete Davidson Reveals Unexpected Truth About His Self-Confidence, Says He’s Been ‘Fooling Everyone’ (Exclusive)
Since then, the Staten Island native tells PEOPLE how his mentality has evolved, and opened up about what really matters to him in life despite different pressures and interactions that arise day in and day out.
“I’ve kind of just been like, ‘F–k it. Like who the — cares?’ You know? And like, “F–k everyone’,” he says.
The comedian admitted that he’s “obviously fallen into traps” in the past, before then going on to cite a few examples. “Trying to be of service to others and not take care of myself, and like just try people please,” he transparently shares.
Over time, Davidson has learned what’s ultimately really important in his life. It’s “newer” for him, but it’s freeing.
“At the end of the day, it’s like your family matters and your two or three friends that you have matter. Everybody else can go f–k themselves,” he says, adding, “And you don’t have to put all this pressure on yourself.”
“This is sort of newer for me,” he continues of this mental approach to public perception. “But I think it kind of shows if you see me now… it’s a little different because I went through something pretty tough.”
“I just think who cares what people you don’t even know think?” he adds. “Like who the f–k cares You don’t know them.”
The Bupkis actor then shared a piece of advice his friend previously told him that helps put anxious thoughts into perspective. He recalled the specific instance that prompted his pal to impart some guidance.
“I was feeling really bad about… I just thought this certain celebrity didn’t like me,” Davidson remembers. “It was a couple of years ago — and my friend, who I’ve been friends with forever said, ‘Hey man, no one is thinking about you like that. No one gives a f–k about you’.”
“‘Everyone is just thinking about themselves and the only thing people want from you is when they see you on TV, they want to laugh. That’s it’,” the stand-up comic continues of his friends’ advice. “‘Everyone’s so wrapped up in their own s–t, so don’t worry about it’.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Davidson spoke with PEOPLE about his partnership with AXE and the brand’s new campaign centered around helping younger guys embrace their self-confidence and feel comfortable in their own skin.
The New Yorker, who’s famously not on social media, shared tips about in-person communication and overcoming fears to interact face-to-face as opposed to hide behind a screen.
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“As far as young dudes, I’m having a tough time in today’s society and I can’t imagine growing up with a device, a phone or a computer that just makes you miserable all day and tricks you into thinking you have to go on it all day,” he says.
To Davidson, he believes “a lot of innocence is taken away” and “a lot of anxiety is provided” as a result. “I just think social media and the internet in general is the devil — and I just think there’s going to be new studies in the next five, 10, 20 years of how it ruined, you know, the future of humans.”
Although he acknowledges it can be “scary” and “uncomfortable” to drop the phone, Davidson confidently concludes: “I promise you it’s so worth it to talk to a human and see that there is goodness in the world.”
