American filmmaker and actor Zach Braff was a young depressed man, this he himself declared in an interview. Zach has recently opened up about his depression struggles when he was young.
The Hollywood Star Braff, revealed that he wrote ‘Garden State’ which is a comedy drama film in 2004, because he was having a fantasy of a dream girl coming along and saving him from himself.
Zach Braff told The Independent, “I was just copying Diane Keaton in ‘Annie Hall’ and Ruth Gordon in Harold and Maude”.
“Those two were my favourite movies and I was kind of taking those female protagonists and melding them into Nataile Portman”, said the Braff.
He further added, “Of course I’ve heard and respect the criticism, but I was very depressed young man who had this fantasy of a dream girl coming along and saving me from myself and so I wrote that character”.
When asked about his depression at the time, Braff replied, “Oh, I’ve known my whole life. I had OCD as a child. I knew I was battling something. That’s what writing ‘Garden State’ was about”.
Movie Star Braff, who is best known for starring in the hit show ‘Scrubs’ can still remember battling his demons while he was writing the movie.
Braff shared, “As I was writing it, I was hoping I could survive what became known as the quarter – life crisis, and depression, and fantasizing that the perfect woman would come along and rescue me”.
‘Garden State’ a comedy drama film which got released in 2004 was well – received by critics, in initially. But the opinions about the movie has changed over the time.
Zach Braff added, “I mean, I just feel lucky that I get to make stuff. I can’t really dwell on it. Anyone who’s ever got a bad grade on an essay from a teacher can relate – just imagine it was out there in public, you know?”
About being vulnerable, he said “No one said being a creative person was easy, but you have to be vulnerable and authentically yourself. Otherwise, what’s the point?”
