Hollywood actors are often seen as a lifelong financial situation, with little reason to seek additional income elsewhere. But highly acclaimed American actor Josh Brolin revealed in an interview that he turned to stock trading and made a living amid the difficulties of his Hollywood career.

Brolin said in a few months ago that he started investing to support his family in an era when his acting career didn’t take off and he didn’t “cut”.

"I have kids in school and I just don't make money, man," Brolin said. "If you're lucky enough to make 100,000 a year, then I'm not, then you're going to clear 30,000 after taxes and commissions, if you have an attorney, and you have a manager and an agent and all this stuff I had at the time."

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Brolin said he began to become interested in stocks after meeting with entrepreneur and investor Brett Markinson, who introduced him to the technical details and dynamics of the deal. Brolin began asking him everything about investment to learn the details of the industry. Later, Brolin's role in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeped, allowed him to engage with market experts and billionaires, who discussed the finances, discipline and other key aspects of investment, he said. It's all worth it for Brolin, who says he earns more from his investment than he does from his acting career.

"I made more money than I definitely did," Brolin told Raz. "It's not just because I'm lucky that a stock is on the roof and I'm very disciplined in the breath of upward momentum, you know, the stock is pretty solid. So when it falls, I get it, and when it goes up I sell it."

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Brolin said he is now a long-term investor because one-day trading requires a tight schedule and disciplined day-to-day work.

"If you do this, you have to get up at 4:30 a.m. every day and have to know your basket and have done due diligence on the deal that day and the night before," Brolin said.

Brolin said he accepted his career early and kept seeking roles to support himself. But from the outset, he also had the confidence that he was always able to handle his finances and provide family with all the time.