Colin Farrell talks about his past substance abuse struggles and loss of memory
Posted on October 13th, 2008 by Hot Momma
Colin Farrell talked about his substance abuse issues on BBC’s Friday Night with Jonathan Rosshad. The Irish actor admitted he had “no choice” but to kick his alcohol addiction because it would have killed him.
Colin started drinking at a young age and became heavily dependant on the bottle in the early days of his career. But he decided to quit alcohol in 2006 when he realised how deadly his addiction had become. He left rehab in January 2006 and says he has given up drinking completely, adding:
“for me there’s no choice to be honest with you. I was pretty sick. I’d been fairly drunk or high since I was 14. It was a tough life change but I was dying and I’m one of the lucky ones who so far has got out of it. The first three months were a nightmare. I was struggling to keep my s**t together a lot of the time. A lot of my energy was spent trying not to have a complete meltdown.”
Farrell also admitted not being able to remember huge parts of his life, as a result of the drink and drugs, during the last ten years of his life while still addicted. The actor checked himself into a rehab clinic treating addictions to recreational drugs and painkillers in December 2005 saying:
“The last ten years is pretty sketchy. The memories of all the stuff that happened when I was doing that stuff were taken. There’s just a gap, a void. Chunks of it are missing but I think I had a good time, an expensive time. I’m still paying for it.”
Colin also spoke out about the release of a private sex tape filmed with former girlfriend Nicole Narain in July 2005. The film was loaded onto a website named dirtycolin.com after falling into the wrong hands. The Irish hunk says he was offered cash to give permission for the film to be made available in hotels, but a Los Angeles judge issued an injunction barring the sale, distribution, or display of the tape. “The man in charge said I hope you’ve learned your lesson Mr Farrell and I said ‘absolutely, next time I’ll take the tape with me’.”
Update: Just got video of part of the interview.
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For me there’s no choice to be honest with you. I was pretty sick. I’d been fairly drunk or high since I was 14. It was a tough life change but I was dying and I’m one of the lucky ones who so far has got out of it. The first three months were a nightmare.
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James
Substance Abuse Center