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But his role alongsideSarah Jessica Parkeron the show also helped him decide to get sober, the formerMADtvcast member revealed during an appearance onBroad Ideas with Rachel Bilson.
“When I was using — this is the most horrifying thing — I was in Hawaii and I was blackout drunk and my agent calls and said, ‘They need you in New York,’” Lee said onBilson’spodcast Monday.
Due to Parker’s schedule causing a revision toAJIT’s filming, Lee says, “[My agent says] they had to switch things around, so they need you tomorrow.”
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Lee says that while flying back to New York, “I took, like, 600 mg of THC and I got sh–tfaced. I was in a blackout when I landed in New York.”
But instead of going to his hotel as expected, Lee was taken to theAnd Just Like That…set.
“My face just became drenched with sweat,” he said. “I remember going there, being so high and drunk, and when I was reading the script I couldn’t even understand what the f— it was even saying. And it was the most difficult scene, too. I had to cross a street with [Parker] and it’s in the middle of New York.”
Lee admits that, “I couldn’t even say the f—ing first line. It was a nightmare. I remember saying to myself, ‘This is never going to happen again.’ I had to get sober. This is insane.”
The San Diego native, who has been sober for a year and a half, admits “that could’ve been a career ender.”
These days, Lee, who has taken his stand-up routine on tour, says he’s relying on his talent and past accomplishments — and not alcohol or drugs — for confidence.
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“I’ve been leaning into that a little bit, like who I am and what I’ve done, and it gives me confidence. I look in the mirror sometimes [and tell myself] ‘Dude, you worked way too hard, you’ve gone through so much and you’ve taken so many risks, and you have talent,’” he said, admitting, “It’s hard to say those things to yourself… because you sound arrogant.”
But it works, he adds. “I’ve been pumping myself up, and I feel like the KoreanBrad Pitt.”
And although Lee says he lost a role on the Netflix hitBeefdue to being unable to do a screen test while inrehab, the comic, who cohosts theBad Friendspodcast with Andrew Santino, insists there are no hard feelings.
“I look at in a spiritual way most of the time,” he says. “I believe that I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.”
source: people.com
