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Josh Brolin: “I Tried Heroin” And Other Truth Bombs

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Josh Brolin is getting very honest about his life. The actor is off of a rehab stay and a recent divorce, and is getting real about it all for The Guardian. Via People:

It [rehab stay] made me think of a lot of things. My mom dying when I was in my 20s. All the impact that had on me that I hadn’t moved past; I was always such a momma’s boy. But I realized that I was on a destructive path. I knew that I had to change and mature. It was like I stepped back and saw the hamster wheel.

Ready for some more truth bombs?

I tried heroin. That sounds so horrible when you put it like that. But, yeah, I tried heroin. I mean, I never got into it and I never died from it, which is a good thing. I’ve had 19 friends who died. Most of those guys I grew up with, they’re all dead now.

Jesus. Mr. Brolin adds,

I used to think you should try to deconstruct everything. Experience everything. Just get yourself out there. But I don’t believe that any more. Having adventures is all very well, but an imagination can make up for all that. That’s the more intelligent way to be. And it keeps you out of harm’s way.

I think that’s mostly good advice. There’s something to be said for experiences, and then there’s trying heroin.

Sounds like he’s on the “right path” as they say, and good for him.

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  • i really love this dude’s honesty. i root for him always. whether or not his recovery or new self-discoveries stick, that’s besides the point, for he’s always seemed to “yo-yo” in life. but when he’s sober, he is in fact such a good man, fighting off some demons just like everyone else. team josh FTW.