Lindsay Lohan Didn't Attend The Canyons Premiere Because She Was "Worried" About Recovery, Says Director

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Paul Schrader, who directed Lindsay Lohan in The Canyons, has spoken out about why the starlet didn't attend the film's Los Angeles premiere on Tuesday night, revealing that her recovery is the priority, not her promotional duties.

"She's decided not to be here because she's worried coming out of rehab [and] hanging out in L.A. for the weekend," Schrader told the audience in a speech before the screening. "She has been on this Adderall for about five years. It makes her speedy so she has to cut that with vodka. Now you're dealing with a speedball."

"People do want to hire her," he later told People, noting that Lohan lives in a "crisis atmosphere ... Everything's a crisis. And when it isn't a crisis, she finds a way to make it one."

"A lot of it's up to her," Schrader continued. "If she can create a reputation of reliability, and that's her number one problem, she will have a career because people do … like her."