This Hollywood Star’s Life Story Is More Remarkable Than Any Role He Ever Played

audiences see on screen and what an actor is experiencing privately. A polished performance does not necessarily reveal the physical or emotional condition of the person giving it. McCarthy would need years before he fully confronted what alcohol was doing to his life.

He has also explained what alcohol initially seemed to provide psychologically. McCarthy was naturally anxious and uncomfortable with attention, while drinking temporarily made him feel more confident. He described alcohol as giving him a kind of borrowed courage that made him feel powerful, attractive, and in control.

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