Shia LaBeouf: I Watched My Parents Have Sex, Am An Alcoholic

Shia LaBeouf, 23, is on the cover of the upcoming issue of Parade magazine. Inside Dotson Rader describes the Transformers actor as "foul-mouthed, resentful, funny, prickly, quick-witted, and charming -- a package of contradictions."

LaBeouf says the source of his humor is from "seeing my parents have sex, smoke weed, my mom being naked ... [and] twisted R-rated humor."

"The good actors are all screwed up. They're all in pain. It's a profession of bottom-feeders and heartbroken people," LaBeouf also says, describing what caused his split with China Brezner, whom he dated for three years.

"Maybe it was career pressure. ... Maybe I chose work. Every man has those feelings of escape and survival. I know you shouldn't be that way. I'm trying to understand it and find the answers. I don't have them now. Why did the love of my life and I break up? ... Man, I have no idea. What was that all about? I have no answers to anything. None. Why am I an alcoholic? I haven't a damn clue! What is life about? I don't know."

Shia said of hiving his life, "Sometimes I feel I'm living a meaningless life and I get frightened. I know I'm one of the luckiest dudes in America right now. I have a great house. My parents don't have to work. I've got money. I'm famous. But it could all change, man. It could go away. You never know."

Of his skyrocketing career he said, "I don't handle fame well. Most actors on most days don't think they're worthy. I have no idea where this insecurity comes from, but it's a God-sized hole. If I knew, I'd fill it, and I'd be on my way."

LaBeouf is often an outspoken in interviewee, telling Playboy that his mother is the sexiest woman he knows.

Comments

[montecarlo408]

No child should watch their parents have sex and walk around naked. It's an invitation into some pretty demented behavior later on.

[indytarheel]

How sad and tragic. He is clearly a product of a HIPPY type upbringing. Let's hope he gets answers, help for his multiple number of issues.

[zizyphus]

Every tribal family has sex in earshot, if not view, of the family, that is no excuse for anything. The son of a "hippy" mom I know, who saw parental sex, is a successful diplomat in Europe now. He isn't whining about his mom. Once you are an adult, you need to come to terms with your own choices and thoughts.

[yellowdoggie]

Danged dirty hippies! They're to blame for everything wrong with this country!

(snort)

[hardcorelib]

Wow! I would rather have a HIPPY type upbringing than a repressed, judgemental, right wing Christian upbringing. At least HIPPIES do it in the open and are not hypocritical - unlike the so-called christians who diddle their children in the dark...

[redsongia]

I guess if it gets you into magazines, you may as well run with it, eh Shia?

[scorpioleidy]

What the ... ?!?!?! Probably explains why he thinks his mom is the sexiest woman he knows ...
S ick o

[brandnewstuff]

Well people with no morale compus or values to teach or pass down- Again how media glorfies anything that is to be shamed-

How Media illed America --

[SouthJerseySteve]

Society is failing because people can't spell COMPASS!

[Sue Osborn]

exactly what i thought when i hit that word while reading! good call.

[hartkid]

Or "moral," for that matter. However, it serves one well to have high morale when dealing with "well people" or compuses (or is that compi?) again. How media glorifies anything? That is to be shamed - like punctuation. Well said, Brandnewstuff. Well written.

[montecarlo408]

Wow, that is rough, not to mention the fact that the spelling isn't even close.

[lisalovesamelie]

laughing out loud!

[kato43]

Evidently, people can't spell "moral" either.

[redsongia]

Is that "illed" like the Beastie Boys, "you be illin""?

[scorpioleidy]

LOL!

[lisalovesamelie]

did the media leave us standin' in our illin' stance?

[GigsLaroo]

Dude, it was Run-DMC!

[rzan1]

Why does he and so many celebrities have a need to tell all about themselves. This is information that we don't need to know. (By the way, I only read the headlines, not the full article). I have seen him on talk shows, and he is bright and delightful. We don't need to know the dark details. He can share that with those closest to him.

[martinchill]

i think it's called narcissism.

[PeteyG]

"By the way, I only read the headlines, not the full article."

brilliant

[rzan1]

I meant to say headline and was referring only to this article. And, yes, I am rather brilliant.

[alguien]

probably because he would prefer to air his garbage publicly himself rather than wait for TMZ to do it for him and try to explain his way out of it.. that's the only reason i can think of.

[Holypat777]

Eeeeeeeesh!

Please don't write a memoir!!! Well, maybe you don't have to now . . .

I saw my parents trying to fix the air conditioner once. I got drunk but . . .

[Winthorpe]

Goodness, this is horrible. Who the h is this?

[andvoodoo2]

Anybody who has as much insight into their problems as he does at such an early age has tremendous potential to get their act together. The fact that he knows he's an alcoholic at this age is impressive on its own.
I hope the kid makes it. He certainly has promise.

[johnnygoodwud]

if i watched my parents having sex,,,,,,,­,,,,,,,,if that actually ever occured, i'd be an alcoholic too

[sassy14u2]

creepy...

[walleymr]

that's funny, he thinks he's a good actor

[kellypdx]

just what i was thinking, holy cow...

good thing he's in the spotlight, that kind of childhood damage can lead someone down a very ugly, dark path.

[kellypdx]

i thought my comment was being attached to the article about THERAPY!!!! shia, RUN to the nearest GOOD and VERY VERY experienced therapist you can find

[OverIt]

Three "words" of advice for Shia: THE - RA - PY.

Look into it.

[green108]

LOL

[TomInJax]

"The good actors are all screwed up. They're all in pain. It's a profession of bottom-feeders and heartbroken people.,"

What a great quote. Ari gold could use that line in, "Entourage­."