Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein Has Some Relationship Goals That Might Surprise You

Is there a role that you were up for but didn’t get, or a role that you turned down and later kicked yourself?

The truth is, until Ted Lasso, it wasn’t like I was being offered hundreds of roles and was picking and choosing like, “Oh, no, thank you.” Doesn’t really work like that until you are George Clooney. I think that’s when you can be like, “Oh, I can make some decisions here.” I always thought it’s funny whenever I’d do press for a TV talk show appearance and they’d say, “What made you decide to take this part?” Because I was given the job. They offered me a job. I was very grateful. It was nothing to do with the part. So there isn’t really stuff that I turned down that I wish I hadn’t.

Lone Island part two?

Lone Island is…I’m thinking about a reunion special, like a “Where are they now?” special, because I do know where they are as well. I haven’t turned it down. And yes, if you’re asking, Ball did go to rehab. 

Also, I hate to say this because it sounds really sort of cheesy, but I tend to think things happen the way they should happen. As in there was one role—and I won’t name it—where I really felt like, Oh, this would be great, I could really do this, I feel passionately about it. And then I didn’t get it, and it went to a friend of the director. It was really like, Ah, this is business. Anyway, that show turned out to be shit and no one watched it.

Something else I don’t know: What’s an activity you most like to waste time doing?

What do I waste time doing? Does cinema count?

No.

Because that’s the only thing I…okay, well, I play Fortnite with Ted Lasso people.

Tell us something specific you need in a relationship.

Me? Or what I think all relationships need?

What you need. Something specific you need in a relationship.

I mean, it’s….

Don’t look at the other people in the room. They’re not going to tell you!

[Smiles.] It is regular lovemaking. I think that’s why relationships go bad is when people stop regular lovemaking. But this isn’t me. This is a generalized…I mean, I think all relationships need regular lovemaking.

Well played. Okay, tell us something we don’t know that you love about awards shows.

I’ve had the experience where I’ve won an award, and the thing that is fun is that afterward you’re taken to do press stuff. It’s kind of like being at a theme park because every stop is completely different and it’s sort of wild. You go from room to room, and in one place they ask you, “So this is a really important thing. How does that feel?” And then you’ll move to the next place and it’s like, “Hey, what’s your favorite potato chip?” And then you go to the next one and it’s like, “Do a shot!” And you’re like, “What’s happening?” As an adventure, that’s pretty fun.