📚 3 Books mentioned in "Josh Brolin | SmartLess" of SmartLess
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Dune
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Johnny Betts from Private Eye, Taylor Rolator from 21 Jump Street, you might know him as Glenn from Finish Line, um, you might know him as Jack Passion from WKA Road, probably not, but you might know him more as Gurney HCK from Dune or Thanos from Avengers: Endgame or or Dan White for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for 2008's Milk.
One of the hosts introduces Josh Brolin by highlighting various roles he has portrayed, specifically mentioning his character Gurney Halleck from *Dune*.
I don't want to rain on your parade, but just let me know if it's now or 40 minutes. I can talk about Dune, because I have 800,000 questions. You can... you can about Dune anytime you want!
During the conversation, one of the hosts expresses their excitement about discussing *Dune* and mentions having many questions about it.
You know, if you do Dune with a certain director, it's going to be a certain thing! Somebody who understands what takes to use, whatever! And then if you do Dune with Denny VNV, it's going to... you know, the... the foundation the... you know, the worst, it's going to be is still really good!
Josh Brolin discusses the adaptation of *Dune*, emphasizing how different directors can significantly influence the film's outcome.
Okay, so wait, so AR is the sand real? Can I talk about Dune? Can I talk about...
During the discussion, one of the hosts wonders whether he can begin questioning about the movie *Dune*, making an implicit reference to the book as well.
But I mean, what he's accomplished in Dune is like, it's hard to get the tone and the feel and the actors and the script and the sets, and just everything works perfectly. It creates a world that we haven't seen. Yeah, it's very collaborative.
One of the hosts discusses the impressive accomplishments of the director in creating the film adaptation of *Dune*, highlighting the challenges of capturing the right tone, feel, and collaboration among the cast and crew.
So it became a very, very collaborative process. So that's what I get from Dune. Denny, my good, good friend now, but he's a guy who I would work on anything with because that kind of collaborative effort is the top.
In this segment, Josh Brolin discusses his experience working on *Dune*, highlighting the collaborative nature of the project and his strong rapport with director Denny.
But things like Dune, as Sean pointed out, it's world-building. It's creating a world; it's creating a whole thing that's so hard to get right. Yeah, no kidding.
During the conversation, one of the hosts points out that *Dune* serves as an example of world-building and emphasizes the challenge of creating such a complex world.
East of Eden
Buy East of Eden by John Steinbeck on Amazon
And at the same time I did see Streetcar and I saw East of Eden and those two movies had a major impact! Anyway, somebody, Hillary Shore took me on as... even though she knew the whole resume was [___], and she took me on!
Josh Brolin reflects on watching the movies Streetcar and East of Eden, noting that these films left a significant impression on him. His mention of East of Eden suggests an implicit reference to the book written by John Steinbeck, which shares the same title.
Twelfth Night
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I did this play, I did Twelfth Night, Shakespeare's Twelfth Night in high school! I didn't understand a word I was saying! And I... and until there was an audience!
Josh Brolin shares a humorous memory of performing in 'Twelfth Night' by Shakespeare during high school, admitting that he struggled with understanding his lines until the audience's reactions helped him grasp the character's emotions.