Lost's Matthew Fox has revealed that being sent off to boarding school saved his life.
The actor, who played dishy doctor Jack Shepherd in the hit programme about a group of airplane crash survivors, admitted that his father's decision to send him away stopped him going down the same route as some of his friends who committed suicide.
UnrealityTV reports Matthew saying: "In that part of the world, manhood is defined by how much punishment you can take in terms of alcohol consumption, fighting, chasing girls, general wild living. For me and my two brothers, it was a matter of daring each other to do more and more crazy stuff.
“But there was a dark side to all this recklessness. By the time I was 16, 10 of my close friends had died. Some were suicides. Others got into brawls and had the life beaten out of them. Others went out and got roaring drunk, drove home and fell asleep at the wheel. It’s what happens in places like Wyoming. I could have easily gone that way myself. But my dad stepped in. He sent me to a boarding school and that saved my life.”
The actor also revealed that he can't stand the glitz and glamour his career as an actor brings.
“The fact is that I’m far more comfortable sitting on a horse and herding cattle than walking up a red carpet. People think I’m being disingenuous when I say I don’t like the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. But truthfully, I can’t stand it. There are very few situations I’d like less to be in than a Hollywood premiere or an awards ceremony. That’s not what my life is about.”
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