Robert Downey Jr: ‘I Rose From the Ashes’
By Behind The Scenes TV on Apr 21, 2008 in Actors, Summer 2008
“I’m not a poster boy for good behavior and recovery in Hollywood,” Robert Downey Jr. says. “I’m just a guy who knows he has a lot to be grateful for.”
For much of his adult life, Downey, 43, was caught in a ruinous cycle of drug addiction, imprisonment and disgrace. His friends, lovers and therapists all tried to help. Nothing worked.
And then, something changed.
“Five or six years ago, I saw the writing on the wall. I knew the party was over. It was time for me to come out of the Dark Ages and get real,” he says.
Downey lives on a quiet cul-de-sac in Los Angeles. The house is filled with contemporary art, including pieces he did himself. On the piano is a picture of Downey costumed as the comicbook superhero he plays in his new movie, Iron Man, opening May 2.
(Parade)
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