14 DAY TRIAL // In 2011, Charlie Sheen had the most spectacular, unexpected, scandalous and mediated breakdown of the year. Today, he's able to say he's put the crazy behind him. It was just an episode, Sheen insists.
Speaking with People magazine at a recent press call, Sheen stresses that whatever disturbing behavior the world saw from him last year is in the past.
He says the crazy is gone and that he's now better than ever, working on a new project and spending plenty of time with his extended family, but with no Goddess in sight.
“I’m not crazy any more. That was an episode. I think I’m a different person than I was yesterday. Everything is a lot more mellow and focused and much more rooted in reality,” the controversial actor says for the celebrity publication.
Right now, he's working on a new series for FX, one based on Jack Nicholson's big screen hit “Anger Management,” and it's bound to bring him more satisfaction than working on “Two and a Half Men” ever did.
“I’ve been at this 30 years. It’s nice to be in a situation where the people I’m working with are excited about my input. That wasn’t the case for a long time,” he says.
Casting for the new show is currently underway, with Sheen estimating they will shoot 10 episodes in 6 weeks once casting is out of the way.
As for his old show, “Two and a Half Men,” Sheen doesn't have any regrets that it ended or, more importantly, for the way it ended.
Still, he keeps in touch with former co-star Jon Cryer and knows he will have, one day, to face the series creator Chuck Lorre.
“Jon and I text. Chuck, no, but at some point we are going to have to get some closure there,” Sheen says.
For those who don't know what happened to make CBS bosses fire Sheen from “Two and a Half Men,” suffice it to note that he went completely crazy, raging at everyone and anyone on whatever channel was made available to him.
He ranted on Twitter, in television interviews, in press interviews and, last but not least, on a live tour across the US.
He threatened and swore, wielded machetes on rooftops, drank “tiger blood” and created memes that will still make the rounds years from now. He even talked about his own death.
With this in mind, it's a complete relief to hear it was just an episode. He's still winning.