What Josh Brolin has said about Addiction and recovery

Brolin argued that Liquid Death succeeded partly because its beer-like cans let non-drinking young people avoid feeling excluded.

“the kids started drinking these cans that are full of water and it made them feel like they weren't ousted, that they weren't going to be judged”

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #690 - Josh Brolin (Oct 13, 2026) · Listen from 2:30

Brolin maintained that sober life is genuinely more fun than his years of using.

“I actually think it's more fun. And I had a fucking blast when I was using”

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #690 - Josh Brolin (Oct 13, 2026) · Listen from 12:52

Brolin recounted first getting sober at 19 after jail time, staying sober three and a half years, then deliberately relapsing.

“I did jail time, but then I stayed sober for three and a half years. Then I went back out very actively, like consciously”

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #690 - Josh Brolin (Oct 13, 2026) · Listen from 49:21

Brolin related Anthony Hopkins's view that alcoholics, given tools, can have a greater positive impact than most people.

“But given a few tools, we can have a bigger impact than most people”

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #690 - Josh Brolin (Oct 13, 2026) · Listen from 1:29:47