I wanted to hang myself: Justin Theroux

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Last Updated : Jun 11 2015 | 4:48 PM IST
Actor-director Justin Theroux has revealed he "made a lot of mistakes" when he was younger.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the "Leftovers" star, who is engaged to Jennifer Aniston, said he deeply regrets some of the acting roles he opted in the past and "wanted to hang" himself on the set of an unnamed crime series.
"I have definitely made mistakes when people say, 'You should do this,' or 'This is a great director. I know the part's not what you want, but you should do that.' I have rued many days on set where I have been like, 'Why did I say yes to this?'
"I made a lot of mistakes as a younger actor, signing up for plays I'm stuck doing for six months. I've been in many sad situations." said, the 43-year-old actor
The actor spoke at length about his worst job in Hollywood.
"I did a television show a long time ago, like the early 90's, a cop procedural and the volume of work that you had to do to do was just crushing. I wanted to hang myself" he said.
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First Published: Jun 11 2015 | 4:48 PM IST

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