A decade has passed since David Letterman signed off from his popular late-night show after 22 years and decided to walk away from Hollywood and plant roots in Indiana — a decision he does not regret.
Letterman, who became a late-night television icon while living in New York, left Indianapolis in his early 20s with dreams of making it as a stand-up comedian in Hollywood. While he achieved success, he admitted that the entertainment industry shaped him into a person he wasn’t entirely comfortable with.
“In show business, I find that I have pretended to be someone I’m truly not,” Letterman, 77, told GQ in a new interview. “In my life here in Indiana and at my home with my family, I am probably the person I actually am. And I regret that they don’t kind of cross at any point.”
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