I Wrote This for Attention by Lukas Gage

In this raw, funny, and deeply human memoir, Lukas Gage—known for standout roles in The White Lotus and Euphoria—shares the story behind the fame, opening up about his chaotic West Coast upbringing, his longing for attention, and the personal battles that shaped him long before he became a breakout star. Gage writes candidly about growing up in a fractured family, navigating addiction, sex, and borderline personality disorder, and trying to make sense of a world that often felt unstable.

The memoir opens during one of the worst weeks of his life: his grandmother is dying, his marriage has crumbled, and he finds himself sitting beside his mostly absent father—a man who talked more about Howard Stern and breasts than parenting. Surrounded by grief, heartbreak, and unresolved wounds, Lukas does what many of us do in crisis: he doom-scrolls, searching for meaning—and distraction—in strangers’ opinions online.

Both hilarious and heartbreaking, this memoir reveals a rising actor learning to own his story, on-screen and off.