Doesn’t it seem like Scott Eastwood is a few fries short of a Happy Meal? No disrespect, but he has more in common with Kellan Lutz than Clint Eastwood. But Scott gets plugging away, trying to be the next big thing. He’s hustled his way into the lead role in the Nicholas Sparks’ adaptation The Longest Ride. The critics are not being kind but most people admit that Scott has a nice body. So at least he’s got that going for him. To promote the film, Scott gave an interview to Star Magazine (seriously), in which he drops some of his hard-earned bro-wisdom.
Star: Was it easier for you to break into Hollywood because of your dad?
SE: There’s no “get successful quick” miracle plan in this business. There are perks to being the son of a famous father, but you have to work twice as hard.Do Casting people compare you to Clint Eastwood?
SE: People have been trying to get me to remake ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ with me in my father’s role, but it has always felt so cheap. So I’m cautious.Would you consider going ugly for a role?
SE: Heck yeah! I’d happily shave my head or pack on the pounds. I don’t know about losing weight, though. I talked to Matt Damon and a bunch of other people about that and they got really sick. My health is important to me. There are going to be roles that I’m not going to get because I look a certain way and roles that I’m going to get because of the way I look.Are you a Nicholas Sparks fan?
SE: I cried every time I saw ‘The Notebook’ and I saw it more than once! I’m a sucker for movies that make you think about life and how short it is. Sometimes we get caught up in this rat race and we forget to pick up the phone, call the people we love and tell them we love him. Sparks’ movies always make me want to walk out of the theater and call my mom.What type of woman turns you off?
SE: I was casually dating this chick, and when she came to my house all she could talk about was money. It was so unattractive, and I remember thinking, “I don’t want you here anymore.” All that material sh-t is so bogus. You have all this stuff, and then what? You die and people get your car and your jeans, and what does it all mean?
[From Star Magazine, print edition]
So much profundity in such little time, brah. Even though he’s Clint Eastwood’s son, he still has to work twice as hard, and by that he means he has to name-drop twice as hard, like he was just saying to Matt Damon. As for “I was casually dating this chick, and when she came to my house all she could talk about was money. It was so unattractive, and I remember thinking, ‘I don’t want you here anymore.’” Dude… we’re Americans!! We love to talk about money. That’s how Americans make small talk. Not wanting to be with a “chick” just because she talks about money is downright un-American.
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It’s so unattractive when a man calls women chicks. Scott seems to think that just because his father is a legend so is he.
Yes, that’s totally the vibe I’m getting too (that he thinks he’s just as legendary as his dad)
And he really just seems dim, doesn’t he?
And he has to work twice as hard? I don’t think so. I doubt he would have gotten to square one if his father wasn’t Clint Eastwood.
If I were casually dating some dude who cried while watching The Notebook multiple times, I’d find it so unattractive and I’d be thinking “I don’t want you here any more.”
Clever.
perfect.
just what I was thinking. on both counts.
and this?…
“All that material sh-t is so bogus.”
yeah, when you grow up with money, it’s not such a big deal, but when you DON’T have it, it is. he’s so oblivious.
if the material shit is so bogus why is his house full of it enough for her to comment?
Reminds me of a line from the Judy Garland film “Meet Me In St Louis”:
Daughter : I hate, loathe, despise, and abominate money.
Father: You also spend it!
I wish he would open his eyes all the way.
Maybe he is distantly related to Leann Rimes or her husband Eddie?
We have found the third try-hard Squint.
Yeah! The way he keeps squinting his eyes is unattractive!
Isn’t his dad a squinter too?
Money and power are the biggest aphrodisiac for some persons.
Personally I don’t care. I’m married and financially independent
Well If Scotty Paid his hookers promptly then they’d leave right away Im sure.
shaving your head or gaining a couple of pounds is going ugly. good to know…
I guess it is for men.. for women it seems to be not wearing makeup for a movie.
Oh look, my door needs a new knob
**looks at Scott Eastwood**
Love it!
LOL
Awesome!
You know how to make lemons into lemonade!
Lol, you found one
Hahaha!!
LMAO!
LOLOLOL
Best!
I guess I’m in minority but I understand his point. I hate when people you’re trying to date (in my case men) talk about money at the beginning of relationship or show-off or try to guess the price of everything. It’s one of the most unattractive feats.
Well, I guess it’s no better than dropping names about how you talked to Matt Damon and a bunch of other people ….
I didn’t get what was supposed to be weird about his opinion either. Maybe he could have expressed it better, but the actual opinion didn’t strike me as bizarre.
Clint Eastwood might be accomplished and he was better-looking than his son, but he did talk to an empty chair on national television, so I’m not sure why he wouldn’t be considered a few fries short of a Happy Meal either.
Haha! Good point!
Im with you too.
I find money talk a complete turn-off as well and I am an American. In fact one of my biggest turn-offs when dating someone new is how much they talk about money or materialistic things. I was never into ‘things’ or ppl who brag about how much their things and toys cost. It’s one thing to have financial security and what not but if all you value and strive for is money or buying the ‘show off’ things, I wouldnt waste my time talking with them either. That to me would be about as stimulating as trying to talk to a Kardashian.
Im not sure what thw writers are really picking at there. Can’t say I ever knew anything about this guy but I appreciate his response there.
Yeah, I didn’t get the sense he was dismissing money in and of itself. It sounded like he didn’t like someone going on about their latest Louis Vuitton bag (maybe this is what I imagined when I read the quote rather than what actually happened? but anyway that’s how I read it), and especially if that’s their only thing to contribute to a conversation.
I don’t find it attractive either. I’m rolling my eyes at him more because talking about the dangers of materialism is pretty rich coming from somebody who grew up extremely wealthy.
Yeah I hear you but maybe being surrounded by vast amounts of wealth just gets incredibly boring after a while?
I don’t know, I’ve never had that experience.
Also, I’ve known people who have money who aren’t materialistic in the slightest, and people without money who aren’t materialistic in the slightest. Sometimes, people simply don’t GAF about money, regardless of whether they have it or not.
That being said, he sounds completely without self-awareness. He could have just said “I don’t care about money, then again I recognize the luxury of being able to say that. ”
Meh. What can we expect from a celebuspawn?
That was my first thought. That it seems incredibly callous for someone who grew up with wealth to assert how little they care for money. Poverty, or even just struggling to maintain your life from unexpected issues with limited resources, is a painful experience. Maybe that “chick” grew up poor and is carrying some serious scars from it. Doesn’t mean she’s a gold-digging jerk. What an entitled ass.
Kitten – I should clarify that I don’t have an issue with him being exhausted by money talk. What I find a bit ridiculous is a celebuchild stating “all that material sh-t is so bogus” in sincerity when the material is something he’s always taken for granted. He didn’t have to work for his wealth. It’s always been there. He’s never gone without. The lack of self-awareness that you centered on was more what I was getting at.
It’s so unattractive when you name drop to gain relevance
Well he is living in the right place.. because name dropping has become the norm.
funny because Matt D talks about other actors a lot in his interviews. I don’t know if people get as upset by it as they seem to be with SE.
It’s our biology. We can’t help it. Women need security. That’s like us saying we hate how guys only want attractive women. It’s their biology. Agh.
Or we could, I don’t know, provide ourselves our own financial security? Sorry, don’t feel the need to have a man to pay my bills when I’m 100% capable of doing it myself.
How about no? What an offensive comment.
@missW Actually that’s a socially constructed idea. Women have been told since the age of time “what we want and need” nothing biological about it. It’s easier for society to keep women In their place if they are taught they need a man for security.
Regardless I hope you are just being sarcastic.
I have never once dated a guy for money so BIG NO to this.
Also hoping this is just sarcasm.
umm…no.
I’ve never dated a guy for financial security or used his wealth to gauge how much I like him. My goal has always been to be able to support myself. when I date or check out a guy it’s for companionship, nothing more. sure I want to live a comfortable life but I would never look to anyone but myself for financial support b/c that’s the way I was taught bymy mother who lived by the same rules after realizing you dont need anyone to take care of yourself. self sufficiency and being financially independent was probably the greatest lessons/gift she ever gave me.
I really hope you are being sarcastic.
I am in my 20s, single, own my own house and a have a full-time career. I have my own money (I invest, have Roth IRAs, etc.) and so do the men I date. I don’t need a man for financial security. I never want to have to depend on a man for money.
I don’t need a man to be secure, financially or otherwise, so, no.
I’m a female and the breadwinner in my marriage. How’s that for biology?
I’ve never ONCE looked to a man for security. I feel sorry for those that do, because once he divorces you, your life will be over.
I can provide my own security, thank you very much. Considering romantic relationships today, I’d say it’s utterly unwise to rely on your SO entirely for your financial security.
But way back when when women didn’t own land or property and were a few inches from being property themselves, yes, that’s when “security” was relevant. The idea that women are hardwired to look for “security” in their partners is so archaic.
Than how come 99% percent of the guys I dated in my twenties were broke and “in a band”?
This idea of gendered biological behaviour comes from evolutionary psychology, a field which is mostly comprised of racist misogynists and about as scientifically sound as phrenology.
I TOTALLY read Miss W’s comment as sarcasm and I therefore find it awesome. (If it isn’t, I have nothing to add to the chorus.)
LOL at everyone getting their drawers in a bunch over this comment.
I’m hoping this is sarcasm, but if not…please don’t bring Red Pill philosophy in here.
It’s easy not to talk about money when you don’t have to worry about it.
“I was dating this chick….”
Bye.
Yes, I mean really … “chick”?? Who says that?
Grow the F*** up, you spoilt brat
Ha!
He should be up for the role of Dr Dolittle if he was able to chat with a chicken!
Good grief.
If he wasn’t the son of Clint Eastwood he’d be the local mechanic or something like that. That’s not to says he’s a dummy though. Just someone with a more practical, real world, down to earth intelligence. But here’s the thing, as the son of Clint Eastwood he grew up in an incredibly privileged rarified environment. So that implies he likely doesn’t even have THAT level of intelligence. Hence the “a few fries short of a happy meal” impression.
He really thinks he has to work TWICE as hard as the son of Clint Eastwood? Really? SMH. He is completely clueless about the real world.
I saw him on “Watch What Happens Live” last night and he casually dished that his ex cheated on him with Ashton Kutcher and was the girl that broke up Ashton and Demi.. So he looks like the hunky mechanic from a Romance novel (or porno) but is actually more the “gossipy bitch’ at a cocktail party type. lol.
Well, maybe he does have to work twice as hard. Look at the shoes he has to fill! No. At his level, he could work thousand times as hard and he’d still fall short of his dad’s talent in acting and filmmaking. Sorry, Scott. The least you can do is to be a less of a numpty.
Men who call women ‘chicks’ are unattractive!!
I’m not a fan, but really, people think it’s wrong of him to dislike when a woman only talks about money? No wonder the society is the way it is.
He can dislike such women all he wants. In fact, if you read other replies, a lot of women posting here dislike such women as well, so absolutely no need to blame the society’s sins on our reaction here.
The point is: it’s such an obvious turn off for most people that it demonstrates about the same level of critical thinking as saying “I really hate Hitler”.
It gets further exacerbated by the fact that he then attempts to spin it into an “I don’t care about money” tale. Well, of course you don’t… It’s a lot more admirable to not care about materialistic things when you lack them. That actually requires serious budgeting skills and/or positive attitude and ability to focus on what’s important in life.
@Timbuktu: If I could star your comment a million times I would.
I got your point. Yeah.
It may be a common opinion that might seem uncritical, but for a question about turn-offs the answer seemed to fit the question. I think it was wiser to go with this answer than how a lady dresses (that would have opened up a huge can of worms).
I also didn’t get the sense that he was dissing the concept of money, but the idea of rampant consumerism/materialism as the only point of entry into a conversation. He didn’t say money was bogus; he said materialism is, which I think is a somewhat distinct concept from money and financial planning as necessary to surviving.
Alicia, awww, thanks!
Perplexed: I don’t think that how a lady dresses and how she loves money are the only options here, so I’m not going to be in too much of a hurry to commend him for not saying something even more inane. He could have easily said – I don’t know – that he is really outdoorsy or into sports, so a woman who doesn’t love nature or can’t stand to watch a game does not appeal to him. While that’s not exactly deep either, that would be mostly personal preference, and that is something that most people consider when they look for a partner, so he would come across as more relatable and less entitled.
I think you’re giving him a lot of benefit of the doubt. He said: “I was casually dating this chick, and when she came to my house all she could talk about was money.” He was already dating this girl BEFORE she saw his house and started talking about money. So, clearly, money was not *the only* point of entry into a conversation for the two of them.
I’m all for financial planning, but I don’t see how it relates to him, his impressive house was definitely not due to his smart handling of money.
True, how a lady dresses wasn’t his only other option, but his answer doesn’t really sound that bad to me compared to what I’ve read from other actors. A lot of them have given really, really bad answers (and very few of them sound like critical thinkers, if that’s what is expected from a show-biz interview). I’m not giving points to him for having a less bad answer, but his answer didn’t offend me either. The one part of his answer I did find fault with was his use of the word “chick” which does sound crass. But his actual feelings about materialism and the sentiments he attaches to it don’t offend me or my sensibilities. He was bored by the girl talking about only money — sounds fair enough to me. A lot of people get bored if you talk about only one thing. For him, this happens to be money.
When I read his answer, I guess I was reminded of that episode of Beverly Hills 90210 when Steve Sanders dated a girl who couldn’t stop talking about all of the material things Steve could buy, so it was easy for me to see why that would be a turn-off to someone. He could have meant something completely different, but that was the imagery that was evoked for me when I read his answer.
As for financial planning, I mentioned this as a separate concept distinct from materialism. He was talking about the latter, not the former, which is what others seem to be talking about when talking about the necessity of money. I didn’t try to imply that he handled his money smartly or well. I think you have misunderstood something there.
I also disagree with what the blogger/author wrote above in her criticism of his answer: “We love to talk about money. That’s how Americans make small talk. Not wanting to be with a “chick” just because she talks about money is downright un-American.” Perhaps it was this description that I find stranger than anything Clint Eastwood’s son said about materialism (although the blogger could be joking in this description provided).
Oh, well, if we compare him to OTHER ACTORS, then yeah, the bar is quite low and I see very few critical thinkers among them, true. 🙂 I guess I was more comparing him to other successful guys I know (“successful” is quite subjective, I realize). They could give a much more interesting answer all while also avoiding the word “chick”. I guess that’s me, though: I’m new to gossip (never was into it until came across Celebitchy, I find conversations here more interesting than your average gossipy discussion), and I’m still perpetually amazed by how boring and even disappointing some of the people I ADORE on screen turn out to be in real life.
As for the blogger’s opinion on “us Americans talking about money”, I’m fairly sure she was joking and making fun of Eastwood’s “all-American boy” appeal.
Yeah I just picture one big duuuhhhh going on in his head, poor thing isn’t very bright. I’m confused by the story of this girl though, so she came to his house and that’s what made her talk about money? He must have a really nice place, which kinda means he cares about money just as much as she does.
“poor thing isn’t very bright”
LOL
I don’t care how many times you flash his face in those tv spots and magazines, my biscuit will never tingle for this guy Hollywood. You can’t fool it ok!
Things that are unattractive:
Calling women chicks when you’re over the age of 14.
Reading a Nicholas Sparks book and getting some deep, profound emotional meaning out of it.
He sounds like a tool.
He keeps talking about how they wanted him to play so-and-so in some movie but he said no because blah blah blah…
I don’t understand Hollywood … Women are supposed to be gorgeous, and guys just have to show up. Is there a shortage of good looking men in Cali or something???
I was willing to give him a pass until he started with “this chick”
Lol! No.
Oh my god, what a complete moron. I am sure he talks to empty chairs. And the chairs think “I don’t want you here anymore, Scott”.
LOLOLOL!!!!!
On top of yesterday’s advice that women shouldn’t pay on dates, I’m starting to think maybe celebs just aren’t the best sources of dating etiquette.
What a knuckle-dragger….haven’t evolved much have you Scott.
Talking about how much money you have or spend is snobby, period. I don’t care who you are. I was at the dog park recently and some guy was talking about how he paid $1200 for a dog that looked just like mine… like I give a S***. All that proves is you’re stupid and socially disconnected to pay $1200 for a pit bull, when our shelters are overflowing with abandoned animals. But I was apparently supposed to be impressed by the casual dropping of how much money he says he can burn.
That’s really gross. Honestly, as someone who owns two purebred kitties, I make it a point to NOT talk about how much I paid for them, because of the shame factor.
Even so, of ALL animals to pay $1200 (!!) for, a Pittie should be the absolute LAST. So many amazing Pits need homes.
He brought a woman to his place and all she talked about was money? Where did he pick her up?
I’m thinking he picked her up in a Jane Austen novel. Money is all those chicks talk about.
I don’t like dudes who talk about chicks who talk about money. Could eastwood follow that sentence?
He’s a bimbo.
I don’t have an opinion one way or the other, he seems to be an okay actor so far, he does look very much like his dad…and to be honest, most of Hollywood stars got their start because they had a mom or dad or aunt in the business, so why pick on Scott…. so what if he told the world that Ashton cheated on Demi, everyone knew it would happen sooner or later…
Ah, he’s harmless. At least he didn’t use the other C word to describe a woman lol. It is a turn off in either men or women to go on about the almighty dollar. Can’t fault him for that. He’ll be polished up and uninteresting soon enough.
Never trust anyone who is moved by Nicholas Sparks.
Yeah, I found that more baffling the answer about materialism.
You know what’s unattractive, Nepotism. Scott is just another example of a spoiled Hollywood brat.
Ralph Mouse.
I know what he means, actually. Americans liketo talk business, not money. I’ve lived in several developing countries, and while I wouldn’t say that I have actually disliked any culture…there were those that got annoying when they related everything to money. The incessant materialism does get under your skin. Eg…
‘I heard that province is beautiful. Lots of mountains.’
‘Yes, but poor. We say that you cannot find a meter of flat ground or a rich person there.’
Or
‘I went to Belize last year.’
‘Where is that?’
‘Central America.’
‘Is it a rich country or a poor country?’
‘The people aren’t rich, but their country is beautiful, and they are very friendly.’
‘Oh, next time, go to Dubai.’
‘WTF…’
Clint takes good care of his kids & puts them on the payroll of many of his projects, even purse-burner Francesca (Jersey Boys) along with Scott & Kyle. Alison probably got the least help from dad.