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

[ckfan]

Shia: The good actors are all screwed up. They're all in pain.

Huh? Grow up.

[gerontion72]

Save these revelations for the career comeback, Shia.

[dlvme2]

I was not aware he was doing a comeback. His career has been steadily rising because whether you like him or not he is a good actor and enjoyable to watch. We pay actors and actresses for their performances and many have problems just like we do and they are not special except in their field. We need to accept this and leave their private lives alone as that is not what we pay for when we go to one of their performances.

[jukesgrrl]

There are hundreds of young men in Hollywood who have a much talent as this guy. If he expects to hold on to this career he lucked into, he better invest some of that cash in a rehab and heavy therapy. Wrecking cars and spilling disfunctional family tales to mass-market magazines will get tired in about ... oh, it's already tired.

[useyourbrain]

In the meantime, he should keep his mouth shut except for eating and sex.

[RearwindowNic]

WOW!!! An actor showing he is not a god...just another working stiff whom has issues like everyone else. Refreshing.

[lakat]

Really? Those are issues like "everyone else" has? Sure....on JERRY SPRINGER! Kid needs help. And I think this interview is a cry for that help. Someone help him.

[awckid3]

Get help Shia before it's too late. And to mom and dad Lebeouf: KARMA IS A BIOTCH! Nothing like good ole wholesome family values, huh?

[deaddisnee]

In saw his mother..and she ain't sexy

[klandish]

I haven't heard an actor think out loud with that sort of honestly in a long time. He's openly exploring his process with an interviewer and the public in a manner that reminds me more of actors of the 70's than now. Where is his publicist and handlers, perhaps even a lawyer. I've got to say even though it's some what disturbing to hear that much angst revealed it's pretty darn refreshing too.

[JustMyThoughtJoe]

Am I the only one who feels bad for this guy? He is screaming for help! When someone says they have a "God-sized" whole in their life and don't know what to fill it with guess what, he's going to fill it with drugs! Or with more alcohol since he's admitting he's already got a problem at the age of 23. I feel bad for him and hope he figures out what he's missing.

[robXdion]

If he were a latino or black kid named Jose Cardoza or Shaquilla Johnson from BedStuy or Chicago's Southside, no one would give a dam. Not saying no one should care, but let's not act like the sky is falling because this kid's having a meltdown of some kind. It happens to many more daily. Save your feelings. He's got money and staff to take care of him.

[klandish]

So true.

[Steamboater]

No one's making him a focus of their lives. You're not in the news nor in everyone's face up there on the big screen

[JustMyThoughtJoe]

If he were Latino I would care! I'm Latina so you better believe I would care for someone who looks like me even if the media didn't care.

Will his money and staff take care of him like Britney's has done for her? Or Lindsey's? Or Anna Nicole's? Catch my drift? His life is just as precious as everyone else's. Let's not hate on him just because he has money and fame because that never means anything at the end.

[chardonnay48]

You're a kind person.

[JustMyThoughtJoe]

Thanks! Just like I wrote above, his life is precious just like yours and mine. I'm not pitying him because people have it worse but I don't want to judge him either.

Just My Thought

[MrButtons]

Shia LeBouf=1970s Robby Benson, 1980s Christopher Makepeace (My Bodyguard)
He is overexposed and will fade away just like all the others...

[Charity]

interesting observation.

[MrButtons]

1990s Chris O'Donnell

[tashekor]

Yeah. So screw him, right? Let's all just agree he should go down in flames. The sooner the better. It's not like he's a real person anyway. Actors. Who cares? I mean it's not like I obsess over Christopher Makepeace. Or Robby Benson. Or Lance Kerwin. Or Randall Batinkoff. Or Anthony Michael Hall. Or Justin Henry. Or Wil Wheaton. I mean who remembers them, really? So let me just get on with my life Netflixing 80's movies and feeling fantastic about how my life turned out.

[MrButtons]

You forgot to mention Patrick Dempsey, another goofy loser from the 80s. I wonder what ever happened to him? He's probably down at the bus station right now begging for change.

[AMills]

So many people saying; "Too much information", Really? Quit being a squeamish saint. Read something vulgar and ffffed up.

[shirleyfeeney]

Seriously? Have you SEEN his mom?

ewww...

[BabaLou7]

He's damaged.

[sasha34]

thats bad vision right there, so disgusting.

[MiddleRoadLiberal]

Cruddy actor with a cruddy personality. And here I thought he had no personality.

[Lovelydaze]

I think my parents are beautiful but far from the sexiest people on earth.

That even looks wrong in a sentence!

[useyourbrain]

The reporter missed the obvious follow up question -- have his parents watched him having sex?

[Debra Daingerfield]

I find this kid fascinating. He was being interviewed which means he was asked specific questions and he answered them...don't make such a big deal of it people.
I personally think the term "too much information" is way overused...how can you ever have too much information?...the more info the better...unless of course you like the whole "ignorance is bliss" way of life.

[Mattie]

so you think people are ignorant if they don't know that this "fascinating kid" watched his parents have sex. It is to much info, and his answers show someone who needs way to much attention, or he wouldn't say it.