Actor Josh Brolin recently shared a troubling story from his childhood involving his father, actor James Brolin, and his beloved pet pigs named Oink and Snort.
During an appearance on Bensinger's In Depth podcast, the "No Country for Old Men" star recounted how his father served one of his pet pigs for dinner and revealed it to him during the meal in what Josh described as a disturbing manner.
"We're eating dinner one night, and he says 'Guess what you're eating,'" Brolin recalled. "He then told me it was either Oink or Snort - the pigs I had helped raise." The actor expressed his bewilderment at his father's actions, questioning why anyone would reveal such information to a child.
The younger Brolin suggested his father's behavior may have stemmed from a desire to create an impact, regardless of whether it was positive or negative. "When you feel like you don't have an impact, that's when you start to look for any impact," he explained.
Reflecting on his own parenting style, Josh emphasized he could never imagine doing something similar to his own children. The actor painted a complex picture of his relationship with his father, comparing James to a stoplight that "never changes - it just stays perpetually red."
The revelation provides a rare glimpse into the complicated family dynamics between the two Hollywood actors, with Josh Brolin openly questioning his father's parenting choices during his childhood years.
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