Dev Patel is one of the most promising actors in Hollywood. The British star, who was born into a family of Indian immigrants, gained fame thanks to the appearance in the youth TV series "Skins" and the famous melodrama "Slumdog Millionaire" directed by Danny Boyle. Patel has won numerous prestigious awards - just to mention the BAFTA, Critics Choice and AACTA statuettes. He was also nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe.
Despite his impressive success, the 31-year-old actor has a hard time evaluating his own merits. As he revealed in an interview with The New York Times, he has been known to upset his agents by refusing roles. “Perhaps the reason is my fear of whether I will fit into this world at all. I can't even accept compliments. When someone says something good to me, I don’t know how to react, ”admitted Patel, who is struggling with the so-called impostor syndrome. It consists in disbelief in their own abilities, despite the presence of objective evidence of their competence.