Charlie Sheen Says Return To TV Is "Surreal"

For the last six years, Charlie Sheen has kept quiet, focusing on his sobriety, parenting his 14 year old twins, and settling into a "predictable routine."

Now, he is stepping back into the spotlight, beginning with an appearance playing himself in two episodes of 'Bookie.' 

The show allows Charlie to reteam with Chuck Lorre, who also created 'Two and a Half Men.' Lorre also famously fired Charlie from the show in 2011 for his erratic behaviour. Afterwards, Charlie called Lorre a "clown" and a "turd."

"Look, for a while, there wasn't much about my life to complain about. I lived a life where people were really happy when I showed up, and they were sad when I left."

He then said his demons, or "possession" changed everything. 

"That went away when everything turned to s--t," he says. "It turned into, 'Oh, God. Here he comes,' and then 'Is he gone? Good.'"

Charlie says he still feels shame over past behaviour, said he wasn't expecting Lorre to call him regarding 'Bookie.'

"Chuck reached out he said, 'Hey, it's time to bury the hatchet. It's time for us to give each other a hug. And remember the great stuff that we did together.' Because we made a lot of people happy for a long time, and we left some really solid work behind us."

He said about seeing each other for the first time in

Upon seeing each other for the first time in years, Charlie said, "Both of us were just beaming. Beaming."

He added it's "surreal" to be at a place where his life is together, and he is back on a Chuck Lorre show.

"It's one of those things that is so surreal that I keep hearing Al Michael's famous hockey call: 'Do you believe in miracles?!' It's a trip. When I won a Golden Globe for Spin City, the last place I expected to be was at that podium and I said, 'This feels like a sober acid trip.' And I think that quote rings true for what I'm going through with this experience."

He is now ready for more roles. 

"I'm absolutely ready. For the longest time, I had the best work reputation. I was the first to arrive, last to leave, when in doubt I'd over prepare. I would just check every fricking box. And that went away. So I was really excited about being that guy again."

"All I can control is my reaction to things, which in and of itself is a daily battle. So I'm staying completely neutral. I'm not building any wild fantasies about what this is going to lead to. I'm just going to live inside of exactly what the moment is, what the experience is, and if it spurs or sparks another opportunity, that's amazing."

"And if it doesn't? Then maybe I'll go out and create the next opportunity."