We never really felt a real level of respect. The fame was fantastic, but that wasn't that important to me, because for every million people that loved me I focused on the one that hated me.

In 2001 Wahlberg co-starred as Second Lieutenant C. This role was originally intended for a 13-year-old boy until Wahlberg met with writer and director M. In 2008 he appeared in Righteous Kill co-starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino.

He is a member of the popular 1980s and 1990s boy band New Kids on the Block. Wahlberg was nominated for Choice Scream at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards for his work on the Saw films.