it all makes sense now.
When I’m not working, I go crazy. Decompression is hard on a movie like Transformers. Think about it, man. For months at a time, every day, every night, you’re the ringmaster of the biggest circus on earth. You get to play with the biggest toys. You get to smash things together at the highest speeds. I’ve always been happiest on set. It’s the one place I’m allowed to do whatever I want to do. When action is called, it’s complete freedom. It’s like flying. Just like flying. But then suddenly you’re in life mode. When you’re not working, that’s when the shit starts flying. You’re out in the world, but you’re still feeling invincible. The trouble is there’s no stunt man around off the set. There’s no pyro team. Shit blows up in your life, and there’s nobody there to put it out. I didn’t have the most grounded childhood, so it’s hard to put boundaries in place as an adult sometimes. You feel your way through. - Shia LaBeouf.