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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