Dominic Monaghan went ‘off the rails’ after Lord Of The Rings’ success

London: Dominic Monaghan has said that couldn’t cope with the success that came his way with the ‘Lord Of The Rings’, and he was driven "off the rails" after filming the first movie in the series.

Monaghan was a relatively unknown actor when he landed the role of Merry in 2001`s ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’. However, his Hollywood profile shot to the sky by the time the hit fantasy trilogy was complete. And now, the 32-year-old actor has admitted that it was difficult to adjust to his newfound success, and he abused alcohol while trying to make sense of his life and career. "It was hard - I had a tough year, I had a tough year and a half. Kind of too much drinking. Too many late nights hanging out with the wrong women - maybe the right women but at the wrong time. Kind of going off the rails a little bit,” a news daily quoted him as saying. He added, "I think maybe I had to do that personally to get over the rollercoaster ride that Lord Of The Rings was." ANI