And it sounds like his expertise was her secret weapon in mastering the role.
Paltrow, 38, explained to Reuters, "I just couldn't understand how you could be so drunk that you could wreck people's lives and then wake up the next day and pretend everything was fine.... I struggled with that."
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So she consulted her now-sober A-list friend, whose own stellar show-business comeback followed years of drug abuse and prison time. "I asked Robert, 'How does this work?' He was really articulate about addiction and the psychology behind it. He really helped me a lot."
In 'Country Strong,' Paltrow's character, Kelly, isn't just fighting for her sobriety: She's avoiding 'has-been' status by attempting a post-rehab singing comeback, which means touring with an easy-on-the-eyes rising star (played by Leighton Meester). As a result, Paltrow found an angle to her role that she related to with ease.
Source: http://www.popeater.com/2011/01/02/gwyneth-paltrow-robert-downey-jr-country-strong-advice/
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