The upcoming George W. Bush biopic, W, starts its circulation in limited theaters on October 17th. In preparation, the unruly yet, ultimately, rather likable Josh Brolin now commences peppering interviews with typically choice quotes:

When it’s suggested that Bush’s harshest critics may not agree and argue instead that the president succeeded only because of his surname, Brolin’s friendly demeanor goes suddenly stony. “That’s an impossibility,” says Brolin, with a hard and suspicious look in his eyes. “That’s like people saying that I have my success because my father was an actor.”

Hey, I thought that Brolin was fucking outstanding as Lewellyn Moss in No Country For Old Men, but, now that he mentions it, this so-called breakthrough role really was supposed to be his dad’s role. However, the Coens’ casting oopsie made a great deal of difference in the film’s final outcome and, no doubt, worked much positive effect in the film’s reception. The following bizarreness, however, I’m not so sure about:

He shaved his head to ease the discomfort of wearing various Bush-style hairpieces in the sweltering Louisiana heat, and with his hair still fuzz-short, he could pass as an offensive-line coach at an NCAA powerhouse. But if Brolin comes off as a good ol’ boy, he’s actually a Hollywood scion, the vigorous sprout of a six-foot-four tree named James Brolin. “My dad is probably one of the handsomest guys ever,” says Brolin. “I was making a joke and I said, ‘If I was a chick, I’d f— you.’ He was like, ‘You can’t say that! Shut your mouth!’”

This anecdote was accompanied by another involving Sean Penn (taking a cue from Javier Bardem?) giving Brolin a huge kiss, full on the lips. Still, all of that is nothing compared to the one where Brolin famously interrupted an interviewer with diarrhea noises. Something tells me this guy really likes his alcohol.

Read the full interview at the W magazine website.

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