Eric Roberts: ‘Everybody Was Wrecked’ On Film Sets In The ’80s (VIDEO)Eric Roberts may be known as an accomplished actor, the older brother of Oscar winner Julia Roberts and the father of 23-year-old starlet Emma Roberts, but years ago, he had gained a reputation as one of Hollywoods biggest bad boys. Back in the 80s, Roberts off-screen antics -- including his drug use and an arrest for possession and trying to assault a police officer -- seemed to eclipse his notoriety as one of the eras most promising new actors. Today, Roberts life looks very different than it once did. The 58-year-old Academy Award nominee has enjoyed a successful career that includes more than 300 roles, and has been married to his wife, Eliza, for more than two decades. Though she fell for Roberts during his bad-boy heyday, Eliza tells Oprah: Where Are They Now? that she didnt quite see the troubled reputation that followed the young star. I cant think of a time Ive not been attracted to a bad boy, but he didnt seem that way at all when I met him! I mean, he had a cat on his lap, she recalls. And he had a big bottle of water. He just seemed like the opposite of his reputation. But Roberts says that his reputation as a hard-partying player wasnt unwarranted. I was only 21 when I became an international movie star, he says. I started just chasing the girls. The environment on film sets didnt make it any easier for such a rising young celebrity to stay out of trouble, either, he says. When I got into movies, they would send you to the prop truck and there would be lines of cocaine, he recalls. Everybody -- from the executives and producers to craft services -- was high on that drug. Everybody was wrecked on the movie set. It was out of control, and I was a kid. Roberts drug use escalated and began to take its toll not just personally, but professionally as well. I did lots of cocaine, he says. Of course it affected my career. When youre not 100 percent, people know it. Then, Roberts decided to make a change. I stopped in 87 with all the heavy stuff, he says. But I kept... revisiting it -- up until, really, my marriage. After he and Eliza wed in 1992, Roberts found himself faced with an ultimatum. My wife said, Its either me or that drug, he says. I chose her. Like Us On Facebook | Follow Us On TwitterBy Lisa Capretto Eric Roberts may be known as an accomplished actor, the older brother of Oscar winner Julia Roberts and the father of 23-year-old starlet Emma Roberts, but years ago, he had gained a reputation as one of Hollywoods biggest bad boys. Back in the 80s, Roberts off-screen antics -- including his drug use and an arrest for possession and trying to assault a police officer -- seemed to eclipse his notoriety as one of the eras most promising new actors. Today, Roberts life looks very different than it once did. The 58-year-old Academy Award nominee has enjoyed a successful career that includes more than 300 roles, and has been married to his wife, Eliza, for more than two decades. Though she fell for Roberts during his bad-boy heyday, Eliza tells Oprah: Where Are They Now? that she didnt quite see the troubled reputation that followed the young star. I cant think of a time Ive not been attracted to a bad boy, but he didnt seem that way at all when I met him! I mean, he had a cat on his lap, she recalls. And he had a big bottle of water. He just seemed like the opposite of his reputation. But Roberts says that his reputation as a hard-partying player wasnt unwarranted. I was only 21 when I became an international movie star, he says. I started just chasing the girls. The environment on film sets didnt make it any easier for such a rising young celebrity to stay out of trouble, either, he says. When I got into movies, they would send you to the prop truck and there would be lines of cocaine, he recalls. Everybody -- from the executives and producers to craft services -- was high on that drug. Everybody was wrecked on the movie set. It was out of control, and I was a kid. Roberts drug use escalated and began to take its toll not just personally, but professionally as well. I did lots of cocaine, he says. Of course it affected my career. When youre not 100 percent, people know it. Then, Roberts decided to make a change. I stopped in 87 with all the heavy stuff, he says. But I kept... revisiting it -- up until, really, my marriage. After he and Eliza wed in 1992, Roberts found himself faced with an ultimatum. My wife said, Its either me or that drug, he says. I chose her. Like Us On Facebook | Follow Us On Twitter ift.tt/1gB4pon
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