Kiefer Sutherland reflects on DUI arrest

Kiefer Sutherland has admitted that his decision to drive while under the influence of alcohol last year was "so stupid".

The 24 actor served a 48-day jail sentence after being arrested and charged over the incident, which took place while he was on probation for a 2004 drink-driving offence.

"People make mistakes. I never lied about it being a mistake and I had to go through what I had to go through for it," Sutherland told The Times. "I was incredibly cross with myself for it. It was careless and I wasn't thinking. Hopefully that's behind me and I'm moving on. I've never had a traffic accident in my life, but if I did in that situation and I had hurt someone, well, your life is over. It was so stupid."

Asked about his time in jail, he replied: "I did a lot of folding clothes and thinking about what I was doing in there. I keep feeling I should say something more about it. But I made a mistake and I was lucky because people have been really supportive. I don’t ever want to make a joke of it. There were people who were upset about it and they had a right to be because it's a dangerous thing to do and I regret it very much."

Sutherland's new movie Mirrors is released to cinemas in the UK next month. 24 returns with a two-hour prequel to season seven in November.