Alcoholism explains odd and horrific behaviors; friends, family and even the addict often don’t make the connection. Gandolfini and Sgt. Robert Bales (who murdered 16 Afghan civilians).
Quotes of the month:
“The star regularly lavished castmates and crew with expensive perks to make up for his maddeningly odd behavior.”
So wrote Rebecca Rosenberg, Jamie Schram and Dan Macleod for the New York Post, describing actor James Gandolfini’s attempts to make up for his alcoholic antics like disappearing from the set of “The Sopranos” for days at a time. “All of a sudden, there’d be a sushi chef at lunch,” one crew member told reporters. “Or we’d all get massages.” These are classic alcoholic-on-bended knee attempts at reconciliation, promising “I’ll never do it again.” Alcoholism must be at the top of likely explanations for “maddeningly odd behaviors” that make us shake our heads and wonder, “what is he thinking?”
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