Throughout his illustrious career, Jon Hamm has achieved remarkable success with his charismatic presence and versatile acting skills. Yet, despite his numerous accomplishments, there remained a crucial aspect he hadn’t fully realized, the need to address his emotional needs that neither wealth nor fame could fulfill.
In his recent conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, the Mad Men actor candidly discussed the importance of prioritizing his personal well-being, while revealing a pivotal moment when he recognized the necessity of focusing on his health and happiness.
Jon Hamm Opened Up About Overcoming Personal Struggles Through Therapy
The Emmy-winning actor Jon Hamm recently opened up about overcoming his personal struggles and prioritizing his mental health amid his Hollywood success. The actor, who is known for candidly discussing mental health, recalled the time he realized the need for therapy.
“After my dad died [a decade later]. My [half] sister was like, ‘You are spiraling. You need help,'” he shared. While he was initially reluctant and refused that he needed therapy, Hamm eventually realized that it was something that he actually required.
He told The Hollywood Reporter,
And if you’re smart enough or present enough in your own feelings, you go, “This is actually tremendously helpful.” And that’s what it was. I went to therapy; I got put on Prozac and was pulled out of the spiral that I was in. I got my brain chemically altered, and I was like, “OK, this is clearly something that I needed.”
He shared that he is still in therapy and that it has been significantly helpful to him, noting that it has helped him prioritize his health and happiness and has had a transformative impact in managing his personal challenges.
Jon Hamm Expresses His Ambitious Collaborator Wish List
During his conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, actor Jon Hamm also discussed his aspirations to collaborate with esteemed figures in the film industry, referring them to as the “tremendous lions of the cinema.”
“Guys like Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, David Fincher, Bong Joon Ho – all these tremendous lions of the cinema,” he said. Along with these legendary filmmakers, the actor also expressed keen interest in collaborating with writer-comedian Julio Torres.
“But there’s also people like Julio Torres, who’s phenomenally gifted,” he said, as he shared that he first took notice of Torres’s talent during his tenure as a writer on Saturday Night Live, recalling a memorable sketch titled, Wells for Boys.
I remember going to a show, Emma Stone was hosting, and there was this weird outlier sketch called “Wells for Boys,” and I asked my friend, “Who wrote that?” She says, “Julio Torres, keep an eye on that name.” And I said, “I sure will.”
The writer-comedian, Julio Torres, is known for his work as a writer on Saturday Night Live. Hamm is slated to star in the upcoming Paramount+ show Landman along with the drama series, Your Friends and Neighbors.
