Dune and Outer Range star Josh Brolin comments on collaborators and close friends in the C&I lightning round interview.
We asked Josh Brolin if we could toss a few random names his way, and he would respond with the first word or memory that popped into his head. He agreed, and took the plate while we manned the pitcher’s mound. Get ready for the C&I lightning round interview.
Richard Donner, Director of Goonies (1985): Mentor. Father. Huge heart.
Oliver Stone, Director of W. (2008): The grandmaster of challenge.
Spike Lee, Director of Oldboy (2013): One of the dearest people I know.
Anthony Zerbe, co-star of The Young Riders (1989-92) and theatrical collaborator: The greatest thing that ever happened to me.
Joel and Ethan Coen, directors of No Country for Old Men (2007), True Grit (2010) and Hail, Caesar! (2016): Yeah, greatest things that ever happened to me. Honesty and brotherhood.
Jeff Bridges, co-star in True Grit (2010) and Only the Brave (2017): Me. Later.
Austin Butler, co-star in Dune: Part Two (2024): I was absolutely blown away by him right from the beginning. Absolutely blown away. Just an elevated talent. And I think the contrast between Elvis and Feyd-Rautha is pretty severe. I thought he was amazing as both. Amazing. I don't think he was just good. I think he was excellent.
Woody Allen, director of Melinda and Melinda and You Will Meet a Talk Dark Stranger (2017): Give me a moment. [Pause] Humor. Emails.
BONUS QUESTION: What is the coolest thing about being Barbra Streisand’s stepson?
The coolest? I don’t know if I’d call it cool, but what I would say is that it’s another notch in the belt that indicates celebrity and reality are two totally different realities. I know this person is my dad’s wife, who’s a really wonderful, curious fighter, and didn’t need a movement in order to do amazing things as a female that weren’t allowed most females. A real iconoclast, truly. But how people normally see her as a celebrity — I don’t really see. That’s why I like to call her my dad’s wife.
Check out our full interview with Josh Brolin and get the May/June 2024 issue.
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