In a Newsweek blog, actor Dennis Quaid revealed his battle with cocaine addiction that lasted through the 1980s and 1990s.
Quaid writes, “My greatest mistake was being addicted to cocaine…it was very casual at first. That’s what people were doing when they were at parties.” He says, however, that the drug addiction quickly progressed into something all-consuming. He lacked sleep and focus, causing his acting and music careers to falter.
Quaid’s struggle with drugs exposes a large part of Hollywood culture that is often glossed over. He describes the commonplace nature of drug use in the movie industry. He divulged, “Cocaine was even in the budgets of movies, thinly disguised…It was supplied, basically, on movie sets because everyone was doing it.”
Eventually, the “Soul Surfer” actor sought treatment at a rehabilitation center and slowly rebuilt his life and career. He writes, “Those years in the ‘90s recovering actually chiseled me into a person. It gave me the resolve and a resilience to persevere in life. If I hadn’t gone through that period, I don’t know if I’d still be acting. In the end, it taught me humility. I really learned to appreciate what I have in this life.”
Read his whole blog on Newsweek.com:
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