Gladiator II's' Denzel Washington gets candid about his past drug and alcohol use, revealing 'drinking was a 15-year pattern.' He is nearly 10 years sober.

While promoting “Gladiator II” in recent weeks, Denzel Washington has been giving fans a rare inside look into his decades-long career, including his past struggles with drug and alcohol abuse. In a new interview with Esquire published Tuesday,

Denzel Washington revealed to Esquire magazine as part of a recent cover story that he is 10 years sober. He cut off alcohol at 60 years old after a 15-year drinking pattern that started in the late 1990s.