Being the life of the party can be the death of you . . .

As a light anecdote by Gabriel Byrne on how he happened to reach a significant decision that changed his life for the better, he tells of awakening one morning in an unfamiliar bed beside an unfamiliar woman in an unfamiliar room with one eye swollen shut, a tooth missing, and no recollection of anything that could explain the unfamiliar circumstances in which he found himself.

He decided to stop drinking.