Controversial actor Charlie Sheen told Sports Illustrated that he used steroids while playing pitcher Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn in the movie Major League. Known for his love of controlled substances, expensive call girls, and nonsensical statements, Sheen’s admission shouldn’t come as a surprise. Here’s a clip from the SI interview:
I was already bitchy because — let’s just say that I was enhancing my performance a little bit. It was the only time I ever did steroids. I did it for like six or eight weeks. You can print this, I don’t give a f—. My fastball went from 79 to like 85.
I wasn’t doing enough to be completely insane — just a little bitchier than normal.
I think it led to my arm problems because it doesn’t enhance the strength of the tendons and ligaments, it just makes the muscles bigger.
Of course it’s not enough that several professional baseball players used performance-enhancing drugs. Naturally, make believe baseball players used them too. What a silly world we live in.
The juice is loose man! I think he is using the movie to justify his roid rage lol.
That is dedication. It can't be healthy to be an actor. That big nerdy kid from Super 8 had to put on 40 pounds just for the movie. And the guy from The Jacket had to lose a TON of wight. I couldn't do it.
Jorge Garcia (Hurley) got gastric bypass between the second and third (I think) seasons of LOST and lost ALOT of weight. The producers told him he had to gain it back or else they'd have to write him off the show.
Let's face it though, nobody loses hundreds of pounds overnight like his character would have seemed to have done.
I think it can be healthy to be an actor. It can't be healthy to be Charlie Sheen is more like it. I don't think most things actors/actresses do are any worse than what I see average people doing all the time (gaining and losing weight rapidly) it is simply highlighted by movies.
Best joke ever though—How much coke did Charlie Sheen take? Enough to kill Two and a Half Men.
Zing!!!
Ah Ha!!! So THAT"S what he meant by "Tiger Blood!!"