Jerry O'Connell shares how best-selling book 'The Secret' got him through a 'difficult' time
Actor stars in uplifting film 'The Secret: Dare to Dream' based on Rhonda Byrne's self-help book
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Jerry O'Connell isn't one for self-help books but he gave "The Secret" a try over a decade ago and it helped him through a tough time.
The actor, who is starring in the uplifting and hope-filled film "The Secret: Dare to Dream" based on the groundbreaking best-selling book about the law of attraction by Rhonda Byrne, never expected to be on a set all these years later about the same material.
"I actually did read the book. I was working in a place -- I did not like my boss -- I was complaining a lot and one of co-stars Boris Kodjoe said, 'Hey man, I'm going to give you something,' and he gave me 'The Secret,'" he told Fox News.
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"I was like, 'Oh gosh, really? A self-help book?' And it really helped me through a difficult time," the entertainer added.
Katie Holmes and Jerry O'Connell (Roadside Attractions)
O'Connell stars alongside Katie Holmes and Josh Lucas in this project that explores hope and gratitude -- two things both the actors feel is needed right now in the world.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"You walk away feeling really good about life and hopeful, and it just puts you in a good mood," Holmes said to Fox News.
Lucas added: "I really struggle as much as everybody these days where it's very easy to be cynical and filled with fear. And so I forced myself to do the work to try not to go down that rabbit hole."
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He pointed out that the act of positive thinking is a lot like prayer.
"I mean, look, you know, in religion, we've been doing it forever because in a way, it's prayer," Lucas explained.
Katie Holmes and Josh Lucas (Roadside Attractions)
And for O'Connell, the laws of attraction outlined in "The Secret" might have helped him meet his wife, Rebecca Romijn.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I don't want to freak my wife out, but, you know, 'The Secret' deals with laws of attraction. I may or may not have carried a picture of my wife around with me in my wallet for 10 years before I met her," he joked.
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"The Secret: Dare to Dream" is currently available on PVOD.