Russell Crowe used to smoke 40 cigarettes a day

Russell Crowe says he decided to stop smoking when he realized he was polishing off 40 cigarettes a day! The actor admits he was in denial about how much he puffed but he has now seen  how much his bad habit had been affecting his health.

“I’ve been smoking for 36 years,” he says.

“I was like anyone else who lied about how much I smoked. I smoked 40 a day, but on a day when I was up early and still up at midnight, it was even more. My body told me to stop.”

Crowe recently revealed he prefers hanging out with his wife and kids than making movies.

“I’m just an average Dad who worries about spending enough time at home versus working,” he said.

“I like to step back and just spend time with the family. We have very normal days where it’s just about the kids and what they want to do. We go to a park or toss a ball around. There is nothing better.”

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