In February 1994, the actor — hot off the success of What’s Eating Gilbert Grape — sat down with Us for an optimistic interview about what his future may hold. Flash forward 24 years and he’s now strapped for cash and reeling from his recent divorce. We compare his promising words of ’94 to his most recent Rolling Stone interview. Turns out, the Johnny of the past isn’t too different from the Johnny of today…

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