According to The Hollywood Reporter, 26-year-old director Curry Barker achieved sudden Hollywood stardom with his film 'Obsession'—and found the experience so surreal, it left him emotionally numb. Barker describes becoming disconnected from the intensity and pressure of suddenly being Hollywood's most wanted young director, a psychological defense mechanism against processing the unbelievable turn of events.

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