Nearly 40 years later,Josh Brolinstill remembersSteven Spielbergs advice from the set ofThe Goonies.
He looked at me, and he goes, Yeah, just act.
Just say whats on the page.
Ke Huy Quan, Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman and Jeff Cohen in ‘The Goonies’ (1985).Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection
He wasnt being an ahole, he was right, said Brolin.
That was the moment at 16 years old which never should have happened, he added.
I had been kicked out of my house.
Kerri Green, Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman, Sean Astin, Ke Huy Quan, Jeff Cohen and Martha Plimpton inThe Goonies(1985). (Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection)
And then going through 350 or whatever auditions and people saying, You should definitely find a different profession.
Youre not good at this.
And loving that challenge.
Meanwhile, hisGooniesco-starsCorey FeldmanandMartha Plimptonpreviouslyshut down rumorsthat a sequel to the film is in the works.
Brolins nostalgic anecdote comes ahead of his memoirFrom Under the Truck, which comes out Nov. 19 through Harper.
