HOT GALLERY: Check Out What Charlie Sheen Said Long Before He Was “Winning”

Charlie Sheen, <a href="http://www.movieline.com/1990/08/charlie-sheen-guns-n-neuroses.php" target="blank">Movieline</a> (1990)

This extensive interview is a must-read for Sheen addicts. Exhibit A: "Me and AIDS got famous at the same time." Discussing Gary Busey being fired from the film Cadence (1990), which dad Martin directed: "I didn't want Dad to hit Gary and kill him.... So we basically fired Gary to save him."

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Charlie Sheen, <a href="http://www.movieline.com/1990/08/charlie-sheen-guns-n-neuroses.php" target="blank">Movieline</a> (1990)

Sheen's lack of love for the press goes way back. Regarding an untrue item about his relationship with porn actress Victoria Paris, Sheen said, "The Star and the Enquirer are just losers, man.... They are maggots and [bleep] queens. They are eunuchs at an orgy. They're as low as low gets." But how do you really feel?

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Charlie Sheen, <a href="http://www.movieline.com/1990/08/charlie-sheen-guns-n-neuroses.php" target="blank">Movieline</a> (1990)

We said this was an epic interview, and we meant it. Smack-dab in the center of the article is a poem by Sheen titled "I-Media-Etly": "Through yellow stains, as vomit rains..." Check out a PDF of the piece to get the full flavor.

Charlie Sheen, Entertainment Weekly (1991)

Charlie Sheen, <a href="http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20471622_315155_2,00.html" target="blank">Entertainment Weekly</a> (1991)

Never let it be said that Charlie Sheen is unaware of his place in history. "I do Wall Street, and the stock market crashes," he told EW in 1991. "I do Hot Shots!, and we go to war with Iraq." Maybe he should do a film where the United States has 0% unemployment.

Charlie Sheen, <a href="http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20471622_315155_2,00.html" target="blank">Entertainment Weekly</a> (1991)

In this article about The Three Musketeers (1993), Sheen seems a tad apathetic about the flick's success. "If it flies, I'm on board. And if it sinks, it ain't my fault." Check out this Musketeers montage on YouTube to see what you think of Sheen's swashbuckling Aramis.

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Charlie Sheen, <a href="http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1994-10-02/news/9409280777_1_charlie-sheen-hot-button-sitting" target="blank">Orlando Sentinel</a> (1994)

Here is arguably the least believable line Sheen has ever uttered: "Public speaking is a tremendous fear of mine." He did add that when doing talk shows, he "would always do a few shots or take an anti-whatever, some prescription relaxation deal and go out there and just kind of just flow with it." That, sadly, we can believe.

Charlie Sheen, Entertainment Weekly (1994)

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Charlie Sheen, <a href="http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20471622_303983,00.html" target="blank">Entertainment Weekly</a> (1994)

Charlie Sheen afraid of heights? 'Fraid so. Sheen avoided any actual skydiving in Terminal Velocity (1994), but he did have to wear a harness while floating 40 feet in the air. When experiencing "moments of terror when you feel like you're going to wet yourself," he thought of a song, usually U2's "One Tree Hill."

Charlie Sheen, The New York Times (1995)

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Charlie Sheen, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/05/nyregion/chronicle-052995.html?ref=charliesheen" target="blank">The New York Times</a> (1995)

Sheen married model Donna Peele on his 30th birthday, despite only knowing her for six weeks. In his view, that was preferable to a lengthy engagement. "My research and travel has shown me people who court for a decade usually have a marriage that lasts only a couple of years."

Charlie Sheen, The New York Times (1996)

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Charlie Sheen, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/20/nyregion/chronicle-058645.html?ref=charliesheen" target="blank">The New York Times</a> (1996)

Sheen and Peele divorced a few months later. According to the Times, Sheen said that married life was difficult, that he "couldn't breathe," adding, "I like breathing too much. I had to come up for air." Perhaps he didn't do enough research.

Charlie Sheen, Entertainment Weekly (1996)

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Charlie Sheen, <a href="http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,293161,00.html" target="blank">Entertainment Weekly</a> (1996)

What did Charlie Sheen think was cool in 1996? Staying out of trouble by "spending the summer in front of the tube with my buddies," specifically watching Al Pacino, who "is always cool." How about uncool? "People still picking on Kato [Kaelin]... an intelligent, witty, charming guy," according to Sheen.