Without mentioning his separation from British pop vocalist Lily Allen, David Harbour fessed up to "mistakes" in a new Esquire Spain cover story.
The actor stars in the fifth and final season of Stranger Things, which will be released in three volumes, but in his Esquire feature, Harbour took a step outside his character of Jim Hopper to speak on his personal life. The entertainer was asked about whether he'd change anything about the "last half-century" of his life since turning fifty.
"That's such a hard question – the question of regret, or something. I would change either everything or nothing," Harbour began. "You either accept your path completely and realise that even the pain and the slip-ups and the mistakes are all part of the journey, and that there's truth and growth, wisdom and deeper empathy and connection in all that."
"It's kind of like a house of cards, the minute you try to change one thing you kind of have to change it all," he continued.
When asked about the next fifty years of his life, Harbour admitted to "chasing a dragon of that perfect story," envisioning his involvement in projects that are "complex and rich." "Then, of course, there's personal stuff that I want to do, and people that I want to love, and be good to and nurture, things like that," he added.
Harbour and Allen separated earlier this year after nearly five years of marriage. The marriage marked Harbour's first, while Allen was previously married to Sam Cooper, the father of her two daughters. The ex-spouses divorced in 2018 after seven years of marriage.
On her fifth album, West End Girl, which was released on October 24, Allen extensively covers her divorce from Harbour, even accusing the actor of cheating on her. As she refers to Harbour having an affair with a 'Madeline' in songs like "Tennis," Allen even dressed as the classic animated character for Halloween.
Harbour has otherwise been mum on the topic of estrangement with Allen to instead promote the final Stranger Things season ahead of its November 26 premiere.