Wes Bentley Reveals His Current Obsessions: Books, Music and More

Wes Bentley has a lot of favorite things at the moment, but there are some items that helped shape who he is today.

“I’m obsessed with [the book] The Tao of Pooh,” the Yellowstone actor, 46, reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly. “I know this is a little cheesy, but [it] changed my life.”

Bentley explains that before picking up the philosophical read by Benjamin Hoff, he was a “temperamental kid” who had “an attitude.” However, after learning about Taoism through the lens of Winnie-the-Pooh, Bentley’s mindset shifted.

“I read that book and in 15 minutes it changed my life,” he confesses. “It opened my eyes and made me understand that things are beyond my control sometimes, and that I don’t need to react.”

To this day, Bentley still likes to challenge his mind and learn new things. Right now, the actor is bingeing the Netflix docuseries Ancient Apocalypse. The series, which has two seasons available to watch, follows journalist Graham Hancock as he travels the globe hunting for evidence of mysterious, lost civilizations dating back to the last Ice Age.

“It’s about like, maybe who we were back in way, way prehistory at the last Ice Age,” he shares. “How exciting is that?”

In addition to documentaries, Bentley also enjoys watching classic films like Orson Wells’ Touch of Evil and The Shining. The actor teases that every time he watches the horror film starring Jack Nicholson, he sees “something new.”

Bentley is also a big music aficionado and can’t get enough of Radiohead’s 2008 album In Rainbows.

“I can’t stop listening to that album ever since it was released,” he tells Us. “I think it’s one of the most interesting albums of all time. It’s also so expressive and it’s Radiohead, so it’s beautiful.”

Bentley has played Jamie Dutton in the hit Paramount+ series Yellowstone since 2018. Six years later, the show is now in its final season with the final batch of episodes coming out this month.

“It was really satisfying to play [someone with] no spine, weakness and emptiness,” he tells Us while promoting part two of the series’ fifth season. “It’s been a great challenge and one that I was really happy to try and meet — and I hope I did meet — but all that said, it is a weight that will be nice to let go of one day.”

For more on Bentley pick up the latest issue of Us Weekly, on stands now.