By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
Corey Haim
Photo: MTV News
Corey Haim's career as an '80s movie idol and teen magazine staple was undone by his well-documented drug abuse with substances including alcohol, crack and prescription medication. Yet in a 2007 interview with MTV News, nearly three years before his death Wednesday (March 10) from an apparent drug overdose, Haim was adamant that he wouldn't change anything about his past even if he could.
"Everyone asks me, 'Would you change anything, Corey Haim, from your past because of the drugs?' " he said. "No, except maybe the emotional hurt I put on my family and friends. But no, I wouldn't change anything."
Haim went from one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood, based on roles in "Lucas," "The Lost Boys" and other films, to an out-of-work actor. But in 2007, Haim said he couldn't imagine his life — at the time he was promoting his comeback reality show, "The Two Coreys," for A&E — without those struggles with addiction.
"Because then I wouldn't have experiences like this," he explained. "I wouldn't know what I know. Thank God I'm still alive for some reason. I mean that. I wouldn't be here talking to you right now. I don't know where I'd be."
The actor blamed his great financial success in his teenage years for his downfall. "When you're young and have money, you become the CEO of life," he said. At age 35, however, he said he'd learned from his mistakes, and several times during the interview repeated a 12-step-style mantra about taking one day at a time.
"Knock wood, [I feel] wonderful," he said. "Right now, I'm in the best shape of my life. I'm 35 years old, I'm happy. Thank God my family's healthy."
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