‘Avatar’ actor says he almost lost his career to alcoholism: ‘I thought it was normal’

Eight years sober, Sam Worthington reveals he drank every day and only gave up when he received an ultimatum from his wife

Sam Worthingtonstar of avatars and the sequence Avatar: The Water Way, which hit theaters on the 15th, revealed that he almost lost his career and family to the alcoholism🇧🇷

In a magazine interview Varietythe actor said that, after the release of the first film, in 2009, when he found the greatest success he has ever had, he ended up “losing control of his life”.

Worthington said he knew the world’s cities not by their sights but by their favorite bars, and that he had four or five glasses of bubbly before boarding a first-class flight.

“I couldn’t see it. I thought it was normal,” explained the actor, who started drinking in the morning. “I didn’t like who I was. Drinking got me through the day.”

“Nine out of 10 people wouldn’t be able to tell. They probably felt it on me, but when they looked at me they didn’t notice. I was still doing my job, I just don’t think I’m doing it very well.”

Worthington’s behavior became aggressive and unpredictable. In 2014 he was arrested after assaulting a paparazzi. “I would go crazy if someone asked me for a picture or took a picture of me,” recalls the actor. “If someone approached me, my anxiety would skyrocket.”

In the end, the star’s wife Lara gave him an ultimatum: “You can do whatever you want, but I don’t need to be around him.” Subsequently, the actor struggled to stop drinking and change his lifestyle.

Now 46 and eight years sober, he’s “in a much better place.” “The older you get, the calmer you become. When I was young, I used to scream, I was hotheaded and adamant about my ideas. If you give in a little bit, compromise and communicate, you’ll find something better than anything else.” anything you can imagine,” he pointed out.

*Intern under the supervision of Charlise Morais

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