Scott Eastwood | Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Scott Eastwood speaks with Dax Shepard and Monica Padman about his childhood split between Carmel-by-the-Sea and Hawaii, where he says being a ‘haole’ outsider led to frequent fights and a need to earn acceptance through sport. He describes being expelled from school after stealing cannabis from a farm and attempting to sell it at school, and later moving between community colleges before transferring to Loyola Marymount while balancing early acting work.

Eastwood discusses navigating the Clint Eastwood surname, saying he initially used ‘Scott Reeves’ to test whether he could work without the family name, and describes his father as frugal and demanding with sons. He offers a second-hand anecdote about Clint Eastwood allegedly sending Kevin Costner home from set when Costner would not leave his trailer.

The conversation turns to film-set culture: Eastwood recounts tense moments on Fury, including a confrontation with Shia LaBeouf that he attributes to LaBeouf’s ‘method’ approach. He also discusses bereavement while working, saying a former girlfriend died after a defective recalled airbag deployed, and that he learned of the death while on a set and later processed the grief privately.

Eastwood describes being cold-called by Taylor Swift to appear in the ‘Wildest Dreams’ video despite his agents advising against it. He also previews his World War II film Lucky Strike, talks about the grind of war-movie shoots, and touches on jiu-jitsu, living outside Los Angeles, and an alleged out-of-body experience with a Bali healer.

• Eastwood says he was expelled after stealing cannabis from a farm and attempting to sell it at school in Hawaii.
• He says he initially credited himself as ‘Scott Reeves’ to avoid assumptions about nepotism tied to the Eastwood name.
• Eastwood recounts a confrontation with Shia LaBeouf during filming of Fury, describing LaBeouf as ‘very method’.
• He says a former girlfriend died when a recalled defective airbag deployed, and he received the news while working on a film set.
• Eastwood tells a second-hand story that Clint Eastwood sent Kevin Costner home from set during A Perfect World when Costner stayed in his trailer.
• He says Taylor Swift phoned him directly to cast him in the ‘Wildest Dreams’ music video, despite his agents advising against it.
• Eastwood describes a Bali healer session as an out-of-body experience involving deceased people from his life, saying no drugs were involved.