Actor Dean Jones on God’s Peace | Guideposts

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01/13/24

“Powerful testimony!” Admin

In the early part of my acting career, I thought that if I could become a star, it would fill the emptiness I felt in my heart—but it did not.

 

There were other goals that I set for myself—money, security, cars and houses—but each time a goal was achieved, I would say, “There must be something more.” And on to the next target.

 

More money changed nothing. Pretty, young actresses were momentary distractions. But nothing could ward off the depressions I fell into, sometimes for months at a time. A new picture or play would end the despondency and internal hostility for a short period, but the meaninglessness of life was the reality I lived in.

 

I would take my sports car up one of the canyon roads leading from the San Fernando Valley to the coast highway, not really caring if I lived or died. As that beautifully balanced machine screamed over the winding roads, my thoughts turned to negative possibilities.

 

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