Shia LaBeouf admits he is ‘deeply dissatisfied with life’ and says ‘his most intimate moments in life happened on set’ as he poses alongside Kristen Stewart on the cover of Variety
Shia LaBeouf admitted he is ‘deeply dissatisfied with life’ and feels he needs to learn to separate himself from his work.
The Honey Boy star, 33, said in a joint interview with Variety magazine that his ‘most intimate moments in life have happened on set’.
Shia gave the heartfelt revelations in a joint interview with fellow actress, Seberg star Kristen Stewart, 29, who he stars on the cover with for a piece called Actors on Actors.
Difficult: Shia LaBeouf, 33, said in a joint interview with Variety magazine alongside fellow star Kristen Stewart, 29, that he is ‘deeply dissatisfied with life’
The pair both spoke about their time as child actors and the difficulty of growing up in the spotlight.
And Shia said acting was his ‘whole life’ and he had struggled to find meaning elsewhere.
He told the publication: ‘I think definitely the most intimate moments of my life happened on set.
A-list: The stars, who feature in the latest issue of the popular magazine, both looked in high spirits as they posed together for the interview
‘I think I’m deeply dissatisfied with life.
‘This is where things get tricky for me. It isn’t my whole life. I have to get OK with that.
‘It’s usually where things go awry for me is when I’m not on a set. Life gets hard. This is what I’m trying to develop, trying to grow.’
And the Nymphomaniac star said his work was the ‘conduit for love’ because it inspired feelings in him that he doesn’t have every day.
When Kristen suggested he ‘take a pottery class’ the star replied, ‘I won’t like pottery in life. But I will love pottery on set
Opening up: Shia said acting was his ‘whole life’ and he had struggled to find meaning elsewhere and was learning to be OK
‘I don’t like ice cream in life. But if you give me ice cream on a set, I f***ing love ice cream.
‘I think that’s what this does for me. It makes me love things. This job feels like the conduit for love for me. I hold it that sacred.’
And Shia admitted he feels insecure when working with stars who went to acting school because they seem more polished and prepared.
He said: ‘If you get around a guy like [Anthony] Mackie who’s gone to school, he’s got technique. Those people make me very scared.
Tough time: Shia recently revealed he was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a result of his time working as a child actor (pictured: Shia in Even Stevens in 2003)
‘I feel judged, like I’m an outsider. If my knitting needle breaks, I don’t have a f***ing knitting needle.
‘Guys like that, their knitting needle breaks, and they’re, like, “Let me go in the kitchen and I’ll whip something together and I’ll come back and I’ll knit this sock for you.”‘
The pair’s Variety shoot comes after Shia revealed he was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a result of his time working as a child actor.
What’s wrong? The former Even Stevens star told The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast that before his diagnosis he thought he was an alcoholic
The former Even Stevens star told The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast last month that before his diagnosis he thought he was an alcoholic.
‘I just thought I was an alcoholic,’ he said.
‘It was the first time I’d been told I had PSTD,’ said the Disturbia star on the podcast.
‘I just thought I was an alcoholic, like, a true-blue drunk and I needed to deal with that,’ he continued.
‘I knew it was an issue but didn’t know there was this extra whole other thing that was hindering my ability to have any peace in my life and my ability to deal with people.’
Shia’s revelation came during a stint in court-ordered rehab, in the wake of a 2017 altercation with an undercover police officer in Savannah, Georgia.
In recovery: Shia’s revelation came during a stint in rehab, following a 2017 altercation with an undercover police officer in Savannah, Georgia (pictured: Shia after his arrest)
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