James Marsden's wife was so keen for him to land his drugged-out role in new film Death At A Funeral, she suggested he take hallucinogens to experience a real life drug trip before his audition.
The actor's character, Oscar, accidentally mistakes acid for Valium and trips throughout the comedy.
And his wife, former actress Lisa Linde, was convinced getting high on mushrooms would help him ace his audition.
He says, "I've never taken hallucinogenic drugs. My wife, sorry Lisa, was trying to get me to take mushrooms before I played this role.
"She said, 'You can't get drunk. It's a whole different thing if you're on acid.' I just sort of pretend, and it either works or it doesn't."
Death At A Funeral is a remake of the 2007 British film of the same name and sees Marsden star alongside Chris Rock, martin Lawrence, Lucke Wilson and Zoe Saldana.
It's the first movie for Marsden since the universally panned The Box, which saw him team up with Cameron Diaz.
But the actor has several projects in the pipeline this year including Nailed, with Jessica Biel and Jake Gyllenhaal, Straw Dogs, a remake of the 1971 movie, as well as lending his voice to Conan: Red Nails.
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