The star of "Yellowstone" Wes Bentley was at the bottom of La Roche until the woman saves him
"I think I lived all this because I was going to get here."
Actor Wes Bentley is one of the most recognizable faces on television, thanks to his role as Jamie Dutton in the Western Megahit television show Yellowstone - But 14 years ago, his life was very different. Bentley, 44, was dependent on cocaine, heroin and alcohol, even arrested in 2008 for possession of heroin and trying to use counterfeit money.
It was far from his promising role in the 1999 film American beauty When he was only 21 years old. Bentley has turned his life after meeting his wife now woman, Jacqui Swedberg. Here is what Bentley has to say About hitting the bottom of the rocks and the woman who saved it.
1 Rock bottom
Bentley was in poor condition in 2009. He played in an adaptation of Stephen King called DOBLAN CADILLAC But had no great hopes for the future. "It's probably my last acting work", he Told himself. "I'm going to be a drug trafficker and a D.J." And then he met Swedberg, associate producer and deputy director.
2 A different life
Bentley says that meeting Swedberg made him realize that he wanted more life. "Before I do, I party, very well, but I can stop it," he said. "Now it was like ', guy, I can't stop that, and I really want." "He started attending 12 -step meetings and realized that a different life was possible. Bentley and Swedberg have been married since 2010.
3 Sober life
Bentley has been sober since July 5, 2009. Nowadays, he deals with excessive energy by hiking and playing football. "I have a constant flow of energy," he says. "This is what led to my dependence. I needed something to react to this energy."
4 Play Jamie
Bentley says that playing the role of Jamie can be overwhelming. "He's incredibly sad," said Bentley. "I have always treated my sadness with things like comedy, or humor, or drugs at some point, or try to ignore it and put someone's sadness. You have to leave it Being there. It was the most difficult part of all this, and it is a little weighed on my life. " AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
5 "So happy"
Bentley thinks that everything he experienced helped him get to this point. "I believe in fate, and I think I lived all this, I provoked all of this, and I lived all this, because I was going to get here," he said. "There are a lot of things I regret, but I'm so happy with my life."
