Interviews are like kryptonite to "Smallville" star Tom Welling — he tries to stay as far away from them as possible.
"I'm slowly learning that whether you like it or not, you have to do press to support a project," the actor told YM magazine.
"I might be into fame one day — never say never," the 26-year-old says. "But I don't want to be a celebrity for the sake of being a celebrity. I wanna work and then go home and live in private — not spend my whole life in front of the camera. You won't see me in the tabloids."
Welling will discuss his role as young Clark Kent on the WB series, which he said he turned down twice.
"I imagined myself running around in my underwear," he says. "Then they told me about the no-tights, no-flight policy."
Welling also co-stars in "Cheaper by the Dozen," which opens Christmas Day. The remake of the 1950 family comedy stars Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt and Hilary Duff.