Overview
- During The Interview, he said a drunk-driving blackout in California made him realize he could have killed someone or himself.
- After coming to his senses, he told an ex-agent at a Beverly Hills party “I need help” and sought a peer recovery group.
- He recalled looking at his watch at 11 o’clock as a “male, radio-like” voice said, “It’s all over. Now you can start living.”
- He reflected that drinking once helped numb a lonely childhood and echoed the heavy-drinking culture among actors of his era.
- The 87-year-old celebrated 49 years sober last December, and his memoir We Did OK, Kid is due for publication on Nov. 4.