Gary Oldman revealed that he was pressured to apologize to former co-star Demi Moore for his “destructive” conduct on the set of the 1995 movie, “The Scarlet Letter.”
The Oscar winner, 67, opened up about his “unprofessional” conduct, saying his previous challenge with alcohol precipitated him to behave out whereas filming the romance movie.
Within the movie, Oldman starred as Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale reverse Moore, 62, who performed Hester Prynne.
“I think the worst thing you can do is inspire disappointment,” the “Slow Horses” actor informed Radio Occasions.
“I was in The Scarlet Letter with Demi Moore, and I had intermittent bouts of boozing during filming. It was towards the end of [my drinking] where I thought, ‘If I carry on like this…”
The British actor, who was 36 when the movie was launched, stated he was “in a very dark place” on the time.
“I drank too much in the lunch hour. It was such a destructive thing. I got back on the set to do quite a big scene and I got through it,” he stated.
“You wouldn’t really know but I was quite tipsy. And the next day, I said to her, ‘I’m so sorry, you must hate me.’”
“I was mortified that I’d been so unprofessional. And she said to me, ‘I don’t hate you. It’s okay. I’m just disappointed,’” he added.
Oldman’s previous points with booze landed him in rehab in 1994 after he was arrested for drunk driving three years prior.
The actor has now been sober for 28 years and beforehand credited Alcoholics Nameless for serving to him overcome his habit.
As of late, he has “no desire to even take a sip.”
Earlier this 12 months, Oldman heaped reward on Moore for her success within the hit movie “The Substance.”
Talking completely to The Submit on the 2025 Display screen Actors Guild Awards in February, Oldman stated that the “Ghost” actress “is very special.”
“I’ve not really been that in touch with her, but I just actually reconnected with her because I’ve seen her recently. She is such a wonderful person, Demi,” he stated.
“I couldn’t be happier for her in this moment with this film and this role. I think it’s such a wonderful thing. And she’s loving it and really riding the wave.”
Moore loved a glittering awards season on the again of the horror movie, which noticed her star as Elisabeth Sparkle.
The Hollywood icon has taken dwelling a Golden Globe and a SAG Award for finest actress, and was additionally nominated for a BAFTA however misplaced to “Anora” star Mikey Madison — to whom she additionally misplaced the Oscar.
