Jamie Foxx’s schizophrenic role in new film left him needing therapy

Washington, April 15: Jamie Foxx was so “shredded” while playing a schizophrenic musician in the upcoming film “The Soloist” that he landed seeing a psychiatrist.The Oscar-winning actor revealed he pushed himself to the limit to deliver the demanding role of Nathanial Ayers, a cello prodigy.

"It was something that I enjoyed, but it shredded me. I went to places that I never thought I would ever go,” Contactmusic quoted him as saying. “I just remember being in my bathroom broke (sic) down, talking to my manager like, ``I don’t know if I’ll be able to finish this.`` "You had to lose your mind every day you`re on set, and sometimes you didn’t have enough time to get your mind back before the weekend," he added. The 41-year-old said it was his worried manager’s idea to get some therapy. The star added: "(He told me), ``Just so you’ll have a way to get out of your head.``" Fox now uses the services of a therapist on a regular basis, describing: "I had no idea that the mind could be that fragile." ANI