United Kingdom, Feb. 23 -- Matthew Lillard was convinced he'd never work again during his "darkest days".

The 56-year-old actor has enjoyed a career resurgence in recent years with roles in Five Nights At Freddy's as well as landing a role in Mike Flanagan's upcoming Carrie reboot, but the Scream star has admitted it hasn't always been smooth sailing since appearing in the horror franchise's first film back in 1996

He told PEOPLE magazine: "So much of your life, you're just fighting to get your next job. You're just climbing a ladder to find success, to do good work, to feed your kids. "When you get to a benchmark like the 30th anniversary, you have to stop and assess how far you've come.

"I would say to that kid 30 years ago, 'Hang in...