Christian Slater says he was a “shockingly different person” in his youth

Christian Slater was a “terrifyingly different person” in his youth.
The 55-year-old actor got his breakout role as JD in the 1988 black comedy “Heathers” opposite Winona Ryder and spent the next decade starring in films like “Untamed Heart” and “Basil” but “doesn’t recognize himself.” once again.” when he looks back on those days.
He told Fox News Digital: “I was a shockingly different person in the ’90s. I don’t even really recognize who this person was. And today it’s certainly very different.”
The “Dexter: Original Sin” star, who is now married to Brittany Lopez and has a five-year-old daughter and a five-month-old son, also has 25-year-old Jaden and 23-year-old Eliana with her ex-wife Ryan Haddon – noted that while he finds it difficult to leave home to go to work these days, in decades past the exact opposite was true.
He said: “The hardest thing for me today is leaving home to do a job. In the ’90s, it was like all I could wish for was to be somewhere else all the time. Now I really enjoy being home.” “
Christian also shared an update on his youngest child – whose name has not been publicly revealed – and while he hasn’t heard him speak yet, he noted that the little one is “just the best” at this early stage of life.
He said: “He’s only five months old but somehow my wife doesn’t hear him calling ‘daddy’ until 5.30am. I say, ‘Okay.'” But you get up, you walk in there, you see him and he’s just the best, he’s just smiling and funny.
The “True Romance” actor struggled with addiction issues in the early days of his fame, and noted in a previous interview that while he could spend time regretting his past decisions, he was aware that he was just taking the whole thing “head-on.” “had to tackle it to get it through.
He told Details: “Look, I could spend a lot of time kicking myself for the decisions I’ve made. I struggled with alcoholism and addiction, and it was a lot to deal with without having much of a life.” Addiction isn’t pretty, and you don’t fully understand it unless you deal with it head-on.