Since I was just watching the greatest show in the history of great shows yesterday, Arrested Development, this article on Jason Bateman sparked my interest. Basically, he was a child star (didn't know that), then a drug addict (didn't know that), and now an awesome movie star (knew that). People says:
The former child star, now 40, says he spent the '90s in a haze of liquor and drugs after working on numerous sitcoms and films all through the previous decade. It took an ultimatum from his wife, Amanda, to turn him around.
The former Arrested Development star admits cleaning up was difficult, "Booze was what would make me want to stay out all night and do some blow or smoke a joint or whatever, so shutting that off was key," he says. "It's like ketchup and French fries – I don't want one without the other."
A fateful trip to Alcoholics Anonymous he took with a newly sober friend started things in motion.
The former Arrested Development star admits cleaning up was difficult, "Booze was what would make me want to stay out all night and do some blow or smoke a joint or whatever, so shutting that off was key," he says. "It's like ketchup and French fries – I don't want one without the other."
A fateful trip to Alcoholics Anonymous he took with a newly sober friend started things in motion.
To know that the perfection that is Arrested Development was that close to not being perfection brings a tear to my eye. It also gives losers like me hope that we can turn our lives around too. Maybe I'll be an accountant or an astronaut. I can do it, I can do it!
