Charlie Sheen’s One Regret Is Not What You Think

Charlie Sheen is an actor perhaps known just as well for his off-screen antics as his on-screen performances. In his new memoir, The Book of Sheen, Charlie is finally coming clean on what was going on during his years of hard drugs, public divorces, and on-set disputes that came to define his later career and reputation. These days, humility, gratitude, and sobriety have come to replace his meme-able bravado. Sitting on stage with him at the 92nd Street Y in NYC, we shared jokes and jabs as I sought to discover why he chose to tell his story now — and why he took such a unique literary approach. Plus, we discuss the turning point that sent him on the road to recovery, and Charlie tells us what his one “do-over” in life would be — the answer might surprise you. For a limited time, Home Chef is offering my listeners FIFTY PERCENT OFF and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life! Go to homechef.com/failbetter. 🔗 Listen to more episodes! 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5P9SJGo... 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 🌐 All platforms: https://lemonada.lnk.to/failbetterYT 📺 Subscribe for new videos every Tuesday: @failbetterwithdavidduchovny 📬 Join our newsletter for Fail Better news and updates: https://lemonadamedia.com/newsletter/ 📲 Follow Lemonada on social media @lemonadamedia 📲 Follow David on Instagram @davidduchovny For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every other Lemonada show, go to lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. 00:00 Intro 02:00 Why now? 04:48 What Charlie remembers 06:16 The opening line / “The switcheroo” 09:50 His memoir is not a vindictive tell-all 12:13 Charlie’s unique writing style 16:44 The earliest versions of the book 20:36 You don’t have to look up sh*t 21:30 “fukken” and “dooooood” 25:28 Making Super 8 movies with the Penns and Lowes 27:00 His acting ambitions 29:45 “We watched Dad die a lot” 30:51 Revisiting home movies for the public 32:27 Learning to act — naturally 35:31 High school failure turned acting ambition 38:27 Will Charlie return to acting? 40:20 Catching the writing bug 42:00 David and Charlie meeting in the ice cream shop 42:55 Charlie’s reflection on his substance use 44:30 Alcohol as the hardest drug to kick 45:30 A story about fatherhood 47:03 Charlie reads an excerpt about getting sober 51:58 Audience Q&A 52:08 Charlie’s one surprising “do-over” 54:46 Outro