By Zorianna Kit

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Years ago in London drama school during his heyday of drug use -- an image he once cultivated --  Russell Brand took the title role in a production of "Macbeth."

"I took a big load of amphetamines, drank half a bottle of whiskey and staggered out as Macbeth," the actor and comedian told Reuters. "Before I went on, I tried to get myself in the right mood, so I was smashing stuff up in the back room, cut my hands and tried to make myself puke."

The result?  "It was bloody stupid because I was sick everywhere," said Brand. (Click here to read the entire story)

Some other 2010 Reuters pieces - a sampling:

The Social Network's Armie Hammer aka the Winklevoss twins here.

Gwyneth Paltrow interview here.

Sofia Coppola Q&A here.

Jeff Bridges Q&A here.

Nicole Kidman Q&A here.

Olivia Wilde profile here.

Gwyneth Paltrow & "Glee" here.

Kirsten Dunst Q&A here.

Sally Hawkins interview here.

Chris Pine profile here.

Holiday Movie preview here.

Zach Galifianakis & Robert Downey Jr.'s crazy interview for Due Date here.

Linkin Park's Chester Bennington on his apperance in Saw 3D here.

Actresses take center stage this Oscar season here.

Q&A with The Social Network's Jessie Eisenberg here.

East Indians taking over Hollywood here.

Is celeb's obsession with Twitter starting to wane?

Vanessa Paradis profile here.

Two competing Facebook movies: Social Network vs. Catfish here.

Q&A with filmmaker Eli Roth here.

William Shatner Q&A here.

Zac Efron profile here.

Mily Cyrus and Hannah Montana here.

iCarly's Miranda Cosgrove profile here.

The strange world of Gary Coleman here.

Jordan's Queen Noor here.

Vanessa Redgrave Q&A here.

Larry Birkhead profile here.

Larry Birkhead to auction off Anna Nicole Smith memorabilia here.

The perils of "chexting" here.

Bindi Irwin, daughter of late Croc Hunter Steve Irwin, here.

The business of Swag Suites here.

Sarah Palin at the Oscar gifting suites here.

Kim Cattrall Q&A here.

Too old for Hollywood? Try directing!

Q&A with Pixar's John Lasseter here.

Q&A with Ashton Kutcher and Jennifer Garner here.