Kevin Costner has said that he felt "excluded" after he made an unusual request to one of his colleagues when they were doing cocaine together. is on the promotion trail for his , which he plans to release in four parts. is set to hit theaters on June 28, while will follow on August 16.
Appearing on an episode of the podcast on Monday, hosted by Dax Shepard and Monica Padman, Costner went into detail about being offered cocaine while he was working on film sets at the beginning of his Hollywood career. emailed Costner's publicist for comment on Tuesday. The actor told the hosts he was hired as a stage manager at Raleigh Studios, helping produce commercials and low-budget projects while pursuing his acting career.
After assisting a group of electricians on a production, Costner said that they offered him cocaine to show their appreciation. "At one point, they take me back into the grip room and say, 'Here,' and they put out a little line of coke. And they say, 'Thank you for all the s*** you're doing for us,'" he added.
Costner said that, while he tried the drug, he quickly realized it wasn't for him, and his primary focus at the time was to try to save for his first home. "So, I do that and nothing, and I do it a second time and I do it a third time," Costner said. "And finally I said to them, 'Hey, look, how much is that?' And he says, 'That's about $20 right there,' and I said, 'Can I say something to you?' And he says, 'Yeah, f***, of course, man, what?' "And I said, 'Look.