As a child, Ed Begley Jr. watched his dad act in films like Sweet Bird of Youth, a role that earned him an Oscar. His dad’s career inspired the younger Begley to go into acting where he has appeared in hundreds of films and TV shows including Better Call Saul and Young Sheldon. But his upbringing may have also led Begley to a time when he drank too much alcohol and abused drugs. Addiction is now in his past. Begley is also a passionate environmentalist. He took public transportation from his LA home to the Oscars ceremony which his daughter Hayden filmed and posted on Tik Tok where it’s gotten more than 6 million views. I talked to Ed Begley Jr. about the days of drunken stupors, life in Hollywood and gratitude.