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Steven Yeun Admits He ‘Went A Little Ham’ With Past Drug Use In New Candid Interview

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Steven Yeun is opening up about his past with drugs. The 39-year-old actor, who just landed a major Marvel gig, shares that he “came to a lot of things late” in life during his candid, wide-ranging interview with WSJ.

Magazine. As a result of Yeun often falling behind, he says he “went a little ham with that stuff, trying to make up for lost time,” before becoming a father. READ MORE: Steven Yeun ‘Wasn’t Surprised’ By The Golden Globes’ Decision To Put ‘Minari’ In Foreign Film Competition The dad of two notes that he still remains curious about psychedelics. “It’s becoming standard to do DMT or lick a toad,” he says. “I haven’t done that, but I’d like to, at some point.” The “Nope” actor, who broke out over a decade ago playing the heroic Glenn Rhee on “The Walking Dead”, further explains how he mainly used drugs to quiet his mind and his tendency to overthink, which Yeun believes is both his curse and his superpower. READ MORE: Steven Yeun Looks Back At Breakthrough ‘Walking Dead’ Role As A ‘Massive Blessing’ “For me, it was the slowing down of my mind that was really effective and necessary,” he tells the publication. “It’s the way I’ve been since I was 4, when I got dropped here and my brain went into a hyperdrive of self-defence.” “I can obsess over something.

I can be taken down by thoughts,” he adds. READ MORE: Netflix Announces Premiere Date For ‘Beef’ And Releases First-Look Photos In Yeun’s cover story, the Oscar nominated actor goes on to chat about his cultural identity, detailing the “tension” he experienced growing up, “mostly trying to explain myself,” as he “was more messed up by the thoughts of others.” Elsewhere in WSJ.

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