John Goodman battled alcoholism and despair for almost his entire life. He acknowledged that “nothing” would prevent him from drinking if he chose to. Additionally, he claimed that he seemed to be having a “walking heart attack.” But he has overcome his demons and survived to tell the tale.
A well-known performer named John Goodman recently turned 70. Prior to appearing in The Flinstones, Blues Brothers, Raising Arizona, and The Big Lebowski, among other movies. Traumatic personal events have left The Borrowers’ American star sad.
Throughout his career, Goodman has been transparent about his drinking issues. The famous person battled the sickness for more than 30 years. His life was significantly impacted by it.
He claimed in an interview from 2012 that his drinking was “definitely” having an impact on his acting career.
Depression, memory, and temperance.
He discussed how “terrible” his drinking had become.
There were numerous occasions when Goodman could have drowned, he continued. “I’m assuming a misadventure rather than an overdose.”
The famous person gave up drinking in 2007, but she acknowledged that it was difficult to remain sober every day. At one point, he began “having dreams” about locating some bourbon and consuming it.
He remembered thinking, “Hey, I shouldn’t be doing that.”
Then I’ll say, “Oh, that’s fine!” You frequently engage in that! You always try to sneak it! When I finally open my eyes, I’ll reply, “No, I don’t.” [The voices] at first alarmed me. Now they’re just amusing.
Goodman said, “I want to keep going to places where there is positive reinforcement to avoid coming across triggers. Because I don’t think anything on God’s green Earth could stop me from drinking if I wanted to.
He also admitted that the “constant dread of unemployment” that comes with being an actor affected his drinking.
Just alcohol, you say. He admitted, “I drink too much. I’d still have a drink. Being an alcoholic includes trying to find any justification. However, I’ve had a difficult existence in terms of stress. I chose a business that is always tense, and I’ve increased the tension by abusing alcohol and other substances. Additionally, there was always a chance of layoffs.
I just denied what I was doing to myself for some reason, he thought. It’s a miracle that anyone would hire me given how I look. I felt like I was having a heart attack while walking.
As a result, he came up with a different plan of action.
Goodman enjoys acting and believes that performing in the theatre is a completely unique experience. It was like being “blasted out of a cannon,” he said.
The Roseanne actor said, “You get an adrenaline rush, and once that’s done, you find yourself fatigued at the end of the evening.
He insisted that making a movie was distinctive. Long days of waiting were necessary. He said, “A movie just drags on.
The famous theatre actor’s ailment also regularly led him to forget his lines.
I had a problem with it, he said. “The lines gradually ceased appearing after some drinking. It was also similar to a snowball. My lack of confidence in my capacity to learn lines was only strengthened by it. More than anything else, I was wasting my energies and harming myself. All I have to do is maintain my composure, acknowledge that there will be queues, and exercise patience.
His everyday struggles included this ongoing conflict as well as a searing depression.
He described it as “a physiological thing, a brain thing… [a sense of] overall discontent with everything.” “Nothing feels right, and I have no desire to take any action. Even if I should be doing anything else, I have no interest. It’s just insane.
In 2007, Goodman, who has been wed to Anna Beth Hartzog since 1989, helped him start a clean lifestyle.
Alcohol is a real demon. People lie to themselves about being able to handle alcohol. My 29 year old grandson killed himself by drinking last month. My nephew did the same thing a few years ago. They don’t call it “rot gut” for nothing.