Sellers 's difficulties in getting his film career to take off , and increasing problems in his personal life , prompted him to seek periodic consultations with astrologer Maurice Woodruff , who held considerable sway over his later career .
Sellers 's difficulties in getting his film career to take off were compounded with increasing problems in his personal life . 
 These troubles prompted him to seek periodic consultations with astrologer Maurice Woodruff , who held considerable sway over his later career .