Shia LaBeouf ‘lived in a park’

Bang Showbiz | Los Angeles

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Shia LaBeouf spent months “living in the park” while preparing for a Broadway role.

The 38-year-old actor has reflected on the turbulent time he had with Alec Baldwin when they were due to star together in ‘Orphans’ in 2013, and he’s admitted he was “not in a good way” at the time, spending his nights in Central Park.

He told The Hollywood Reporter: “When [Alec] came in, I’m living in the park and I’m on steroids and I’m not in a good way...

“I was sleeping in Central Park. They keep horses there at this little fire basin. And there’s a whole lot of room around there where you can just chill. You got to move every three or four hours and the guy comes around, but you can spend most of your time there.”

He then clarified: “For most of the prep.”

Shia - who eventually left the production due to the tensions - had originally been due to star in ‘Orphans’ with Al Pacino, but the ‘Godfather’ star dropped out close to opening night, leaving him feeling “insecure” and “desperate” to impress his new co-star, but Alec got “competitive” and things became “contentious”.

He said: “By the time Baldwin got there, it was almost unfair. So he’s dealing with both my fractured little weak ego, right? All this hard prep that I’d done for two years, and my desperate need to show him all my prep, or that he would accept me somehow. I was so insecure.”