GUY PEARCE REVEALS SECRET MARIJUANA HABIT

Guy Pearce. Credit: Getty Images

In a new interview with GQ Australia, the beloved Aussie actor reveals he was smoking marijuana "all day, everyday" in 2002.

"There was no conscious reason to my all-day, everyday pot smoking other than I was overworked and thought being high was great fun," he told the magazine.

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"It’s a terrible thing to advocate, but I’m not the first person to talk about drug taking and creativity in the same sentence and the fact is, I was hooked on it."

Guy Pearce in 'The Rover'. Credit: Roadshow Films

The actor – known for his roles in 'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' and ‘Memento’ – turned to the drug after a particularly busy period in his career.

"I loved the altered state marijuana brought me and I really enjoyed making music and delving into films through the prism of pot," the actor reflects.

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The actor credits the 2005 film ‘The Proposition’ and legendary Australian musician Nick Cave as bringing him out of his addiction.

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"The phone rang at home and of course I was stoned and didn’t answer. The big baritone voice started on the answering machine: ‘Look I’m sorry to be calling you at home, Guy. It’s Nick Cave. We’ve sent you a script and I dunno if you’re interested…’" Pearce said.

Pearce most recently appeared in David Michod’s ‘The Rover’, alongside Robert Pattinson, and is currently filming ‘Results’.