Elvis Presley's confidence on and off stage was actually hiding his insecurity, claims EPiC director, Baz Luhrmann.
Luhrmann, who spent years researching the King of Rock and Roll for his films Elvis and EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, shared his findings in a new interview shared via the official Presley Instagram page.
He claims that the entertainer was "insecure" due to his upbringing. Despite his on-stage swagger, he was reportedly hiding his true feelings throughout his career.
Luhrmann revealed, "When I first did the movie, it was more of an academic thing. I was studying Elvis. I had an office in Graceland."
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He continued, "But when you look at these hours and hours of footage, the overwhelming thing apart from that he would actually create the music so organically with his body, is just he's funny. His goofiness and his humanity."
View this post on Instagram"I think you realize that he does that because inside he's this insecure little boy who's dirt poor. Was humiliated by his dad [Vernon Presley] going to jail."
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Luhrmann concluded, "He grows into this physical god. Kind of what makes him great also destroys him because he's so enigmatic. So it's such a weird combo of humility and kindness."
The official Graceland website echoes the director's sentiments. They have a page dedicated to Presley's charitable acts within his community and worldwide.
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It reads, "He donated thousands to charities, nonprofits, and those who needed a helping hand. Elvis started giving back as soon as his career began, and this was a trend that continued throughout the rest of his life."
Among some of his more notable charitable contributions was raising $65K to build the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. In 1973, Presley donated the proceeds from his worldwide televised concert, “Aloha from Hawaii,” to the Kui Lee cancer fund.
His daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, shared her thoughts about her father's generosity as shared on the Graceland Giving Back page. "I only remember him giving to people,” she began. “I remember people going to him saying, ‘I just got a bum deal,’ and bang, there was a check. I never saw him not doing something for somebody, ever. That was probably the one thing that kept him sane, was his ability to give back.”
Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977. He was 42.
Baz Luhrmann's EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert is in theaters now.
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