Story highlights A Christian Scientist, Kilmer says his faith has helped him battle cancerThe star tells The Hollywood Reporter he's taking life much lighter now(CNN) Val Kilmer has gone from denying he had cancer to being much more open about his diagnosis. The star of "The Doors" and "Top Gun" recently talked to The Hollywood Reporter about his two-year battle with throat cancer. In an interview that also featured his son and daughter -- Jack, 22, and Mercedes, 26 -- the actor talked about being famous. "You get treated differently, but it doesn't have anything to do with who you actually are." In May, Kilmer came clean about his illness after initially denying it.

Source: CNN December 21, 2017 16:18 UTC