Zachary Quinto Is ''Grateful'' For Four Years of Sobriety

He explained that once he hit his thirties, he was constantly thrown into social events with open bars—and that during many he used alcohol to navigate the room.

"The entertainment industry is lousy with drinkers," Quinto said. "It's a big part of what we do. I think almost unwittingly that part of my brain got triggered and turned on. So I found myself in my late thirties drinking — and smoking pot, I was a daily pot smoker as well — more than I ever did in my twenties."

When asked how he discovered he had a problem, his answer was succinct. 

"I was just so miserable," he admitted. "The most glaring component that was missing from my life was gratitude... and I had so much for which to be grateful. That was my journey. I didn't lose everything, I didn't ruin relationships, I had what I think people refer to as a high bottom. But there was one day when I was like, 'I can't do this anymore.'"

Fortunately for Quinto, he's found his sense of gratitude—and has four years clean.

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