Josh Brolin: Russell Crowe "An A-hole"

Josh Brolin is one of my favorite actors because he speaks his mind. Last night at the New York Film Critics Awards dinner, at which Brolin won Best Supporting Actor for his work in the drama, "Milk," Brolin stole the show with his candor.

For one thing, he called Russell Crowe, his co-star in last year's "American Gangster," an "a-hole." Oh yes, he did. He said, after Sean Penn introduced him, "Quite an actor, Sean Penn. And not an a-hole like Russell Crowe." He then repeated: "Like Russell Crowe."

He didn't have any nice words for New York Times theater critic Ben Brantley who reviewed him in a performance of Sam Shepard's "True West."

"I hate that motherf-----," Brolin says, "And I don't think he's a good writer."

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Comments

[PollyTics]

It sounds as if Brolin is an " a-hole." as well...

[andj]

I second that.

[stagebandman]

Classy guy.

I wonder, would he feel the same if he'd been billed over Russell Crowe?

[trudem2]

Brolin obviously has issues. Crowe is an a-hole, the other guy is a mf, he beats up women, he gets into brawls , he's said to be mean spirited, he's unattractive in general...­..

[kevenhussienseven]

I've been in Brolin't company twice, and while there was no booze involved, he seemed to me to be a pretty humble guy.

[SOOKOOYAH GURL]

You know Josh? I have met him and he is down to earth and much more decent that half of those narcissistic tools..
P.S. Crowe is a Douuche!!

[andj]

SOOKOOYAH_GURL Did you ask him all about how he beat up his wife.

Anyway apart from that he sounds like a real charmer. And apart from his not too nice words.

[MaybeMilo]

Perhaps he's just taken the Stanislavskian pursuit of his GWB role a little to far......

[BreakfastatTiffanys1]

We all Knew that, Josh.

Thanks for saying it, though.

[haval2]

Before Josh was a wife beater he was a girlfriend beater ...Upper West Side story...

[geobushono]

I used to be cruel to my woman, I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved....
Things change.
look forward and eschew gossip.

[Furby]

Your admission of guilt does not endear you to anyone. May an unsuspecting woman never have the misfortune of crossing paths with a self-confessed abuser.

[trudem2]

I caught Josh Brolin on the Charlie Rose show discussing his role in "W."
Pompous, wordy, overrated, full of himself, arrogant, mediocre, uninteresting, unattracti­ve....
PLUS - he is a wife beater.

I'll take Russell anyday.

[wml209]

Please, they are both monumental shitehawks!

[cobobs]

They should "gladiate" for our pleasure.

[racetoinfinity]

The second part is sour grapes. Ben Brantley is a very good writer.

[inluvwkeitholbermann]

weII, duh?!!!! thought everybody knew that......­..

[SpaghettyIrish]

I met Josh a couple times when I was a kid. I shook the hand that grabbed Elizabeth Shue's @ss in Hollow Man. Great guy.

[Ourrias]

... says wife-beater, Josh Brolin.

He ought to know a**holes..­.. He gazes at one every time he looks into a mirror.

[BayouBoy]

Josh Brolin is awesome! A genuine guy!

[swiss-ski]

Careful now, this punk is Babs foster son by dada jimmy Brolin. Babs will hammer you trolls
into submission by threatening to leave the country.

[Formeralaskangal]

Hey Josh Duck! Russell just threw a phone at you!!

[Banji81]

I thought that was the general consensus.­.. what's new here?

[andj]

that Brolin is the bigger A.hole

[Clare53]

Well, Rusell Crowe is an a-hole.

[Big0725]

I knew I liked this guy for some reason. Anyone that will call Russell Crowe out on his personality is ok in my book.

[Mattie]

I have to agree, Crowe is just about the most arrogant human being on the planet. I usually won't watch a movie he is in, I find him so unappealing.

[Furby]

I don't watch his movies because he can't act.