Actor Sam Worthington lived in a car before landing role in 2009’s 'Avatar'

Sam Worthington at a press conference to promote his new film 'Avatar: The Way of Water' in Seoul on Dec 9, 2022. Photo: AFP

Australian actor Sam Worthington, star of Avatar (2009) and the sequel Avatar: The Way Of Water, was living out of a car before he was cast in the top-grossing film.

“I sold everything I owned to my mates because I didn’t like who I was,” the 46-year-old told trade publication Variety in an interview published on Dec 15.