Chet Hanks offered a deeply personal look at his struggles with addiction and self-worth, saying he didn't find peace until he stopped trying to control everything and gave it to God.Hanks reflected on the emotional burden of growing up in the shadow of Tom Hanks, his journey through rehab and the lessons he's learned since during an appearance on "Artist Friendly with Joel Madden."The 35-year-old actor said life changed for him when he embraced gratitude for life's simplest moments rather than focusing on opportunities that weren't coming."...I did notice that once I learned to truly love the simple s--t, it made ...
my career happen a lot smoother," he told host Joel Madden."Like that's actually the game changer that shifted everything in my career," Hanks said.CHET HANKS DITCHED LUXURY APARTMENTS FOR NASHVILLE TRAILER PARKChet Hanks opened up about overcoming addiction, revealing that his life changed after he stopped trying to control everything and instead trusted God and embraced gratitude.
(Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Clarins USA)"Like once I was like, I don't have s--t.I'm broke.
Like I'm fresh outta rehab or whatever.I got nothing going on.
No opportunity's happening.Nobody's calling my phone.
Nobody's f---ing, I don't even have an audition.Music? No one gives a f--k about my music.
You know what I mean?" he added."But I was so grateful to just have a spot, have my bike, wake up in the morning.
Wow.It's a beautiful day.
I'm gonna go for a walk."The actor said that embracing gratitude after rehab ultimately led him to surrender his worries to God rather than trying to control every outcome."When I got to that point, that's when the phone started ringing," he explained."You know what I'm saying? It's an energetic thing ....
I truly believe that.I feel like we are trained to think that we have to hustle and grind to make s--t happen.
And to some extent that's true.But for me, I can truly say that when I was putting it all on myself, I gotta grind...