Russell Crowe 's beautiful mind is focused on his health.

The Oscar winner said he dropped from 126 kg (277 lbs.) to 100.9 kg (222 lbs.) since wrapping filming on the historical drama Nuremberg over a year ago, crediting a change in his alcohol intake as a factor in his weight loss.

"I'm a big proponent for having a drink," Crowe admitted on the Nov. 5 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience . "But as you get older, there are certain things that you start to learn about your capacities."

The 61-year-old continued, "Now that I'm an older guy, I know that one night a week—if I'm having fun—is plenty. I try to cut out the interstitial stuff."

That's why Crowe now waits for a special occasion to drink.

"If I decide I'm going to have a glass of wine with dinner, then it's going to be a

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