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Gary Oldman, the renowned British actor, has candidly discussed the detrimental effects his struggle with alcohol addiction had on his career, including during his time working with Demi Moore. The esteemed actor, who has now been sober for over a quarter of a century, previously shared how his alcohol misuse wreaked havoc on his life during the 1990s. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT In 1991, he was apprehended for drunk driving and subsequently checked into rehab in 1994 to combat his addiction.
Demi Moore shows off ageless look at Time100 Gala Demi Moore gives details of her ‘beautiful day’ after Oscars snub In a recent interview, the Harry Potter star confessed that he was "so unprofessional" during the filming of his 1995 movie with Demi, The Scarlet Letter. In the film, Gary and Demi portrayed lovers, and he admits he was so "mortified" by his behavior that he felt compelled to apologize to her. Speaking to Radio Times , Gary revealed: "I think the worst thing you can do is inspire disappointment.
I was in The Scarlet Letter with Demi Moore, and I had intermittent bouts of boozing during filming." He continued: "It was towards the end of [my drinking] where I thought: 'If I carry on like this..
.' I was in a very dark place. I drank too much in the lunch hour.
It was such a destructive thing. I got back on the set to do quite a big scene, and I got through it. You wouldn't really know, but I was quite tipsy.
" Reflecting on the aftermath, he said: "And the next day, I said to [Demi]: 'I'm so sorry, you must hate me.' I was mortified that I'd been so unprofessional. And she said to me: 'I don't hate you.
It's OK. I'm just disappointed'." Demi didn't harbor any hard feelings towards Gary, who shared with the New York Post in February, "I've not really been that in touch with her, but I just actually reconnected with her because I've seen her recently.
She is such a wonderful person, Demi. She really is very special." DON'T MISS: Demi Moore says General Hospital made her realize she could 'make it' Demi Moore makes rare Bruce Willis comment Demi Moore’s daughter accidentally drops 'private' messages about Ashton Kutcher Gary, at 67, has been open about his struggles with addiction, confessing, "When I was drinking, I was working and I was remembering lines, so you feel you're getting away with it, though, deep down, beneath the denial, you know.
"I would sit down and tell the waiter: 'I'll have a large vodka tonic. And can you bring it now because I'm an alcoholic. I need it quicker.
'". In a 2021 interview with the LA Times, he admitted to having "romanticized" his addiction, likening himself to other renowned drinkers like F. Scott Fitzgerald and Dorothy Parker, saying, "All my heroes were drinkers or opium addicts, and you get all misty-eyed about these poets and playwrights and actors who were big drinkers.
" He elaborated on the severity of his addiction, revealing, "I used to sweat vodka. It becomes such a part of you. My tongue would be black in the morning.
I blamed it on the shampoo. "I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy, to be in the grip of it. It's hell.
".
