Washington, July 21 -- Oscar-nominated actor Sharon Stone has opened up about major personal changes in her life, revealing that she stopped taking one of her stroke medications despite doctors advising her not to, and later decided to quit smoking marijuana as part of her effort to live a drug-free life.

Stone, who suffered a near-fatal stroke in 2001, spoke about her health journey while discussing her recent creative comeback, including her return to painting, modeling and plans for a possible Broadway debut.

"I got off one of my medications that I was on for my stroke last September, and they said I couldn't go off of it," Stone said, adding, "They said, 'You can't go off of it. You can never go off of it.' I'm like, 'I'm going off ...