James Caan will forever be remembered as the impulsive and incredibly violent Sonny Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 gangster epic, "The Godfather." The New Yorker went on to portray even more mobsters on camera, and as The Guardian reveals, his explosive life off-camera was just as compelling to watch, too.

While Caan wasn't acting, he fueled his life with "testosterone-heavy extracurricular activities" and a lot of cocaine — he told the outlet that his "destructive kick" in the 1980s came to be after his sister died of cancer. "I was just angry, raging at the world," he mused, adding, "Getting high and partying seemed like the best option." His partying antics are probably what attracted him to the Playboy mansion, as well, where he lived for a brief period to recover from a breakup. "There were tons of girls over there and well, I'm sorry, but I liked 'em," the "Rollerball" actor told The Guardian.

While Caan stayed at Hugh Hefner's abode for quite a while in the 1970s, he eventually moved out. "Hef didn't want me to leave because I guess I brought a lot of levity to the place," the actor once mused (via The Telegraph). Dubbing the Playboy mansion the "greatest nightclub in the world," Caan revealed that he even contemplated suicide because he figured his life wasn't "getting any better than this."

If you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction issues, help is available. Visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website or contact SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).

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