Charlie Sheen Says His One Do-Over in Life Would Be Not Getting Tattoos: ‘Terrible, Stupid Decision’ 

Charlie Sheen is an unfastened book erstwhile it comes to his regrets successful life.

The Two and a Half Men actor, 60, sat down for a speech pinch character and writer David Duchovny astatine nan 92NY successful New York City connected Tuesday, Sept. 9, to talk his caller memoir, The Book of Sheen.

During nan conversation, nan character revealed that 1 of his biggest regrets successful life is his galore tattoos, moreover boldly saying that "HIV is easier to woody pinch than f------ tattoos."

"It isn’t nan 1 that I’m expected to say. F------- tattoos. Sorry. No, I mean, nary s---. Can’t return a pill and make your f------ tattoos disappear," he told Duchovny. "No, that’s specified a bad, terrible, stupid decision. They could person been for illustration small instrumentality figures and really mini and like, possibly for illustration down present ... they’re conscionable f------ everywhere."

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The character — who hasn't been inked successful "over a decade" aliases since becoming sober — later sat down pinch Entertainment Tonight and reflected connected his comments during his chat pinch Duchovny, saying, "I astir apt pissed a fewer group disconnected erstwhile I said that and erstwhile I put that astatine nan apical of nan list, but what I followed that up pinch is true. No, you can't conscionable wish them away."

Of nan galore tattoos that Sheen has, immoderate notable ones are Charlie Brown, which rests connected his correct pectoral muscle, nan Cincinnati Reds logo, his catchphrase "Winning" connected his wrist successful bold letters, a "back successful 15 minutes" motion connected his near pectoral muscle, a flaming shot connected his correct bicep and a banner that says "death from above" — a motion to nan Francis Ford Coppola film, Apocalypse Now, which stars his father, Martin Sheen.

Sheen admitted that he was "sneaky" pinch his tattoos and utilized them to hide scars caused by his supplier use.

"I cognize there's ways to get free of them, but it's a lengthy process that is simply a committedness to specified tedious pain," he added. "I was trying to beryllium sneaky, but I said astatine 1 constituent successful nan book that I'm gonna permanently request longer sleeves aliases get a bigger tattoo. I thought it was a cool attempt, astatine least, of camouflage."