Being known as a “nepo baby” is one thing stars hardly ever take as a praise, however actor Jack Quaid isn’t offended by those that see him as one.
“The Boys” star, who’s the son of actors Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan, instructed the Every day Beast this week that he’s “inclined to agree” with those that really feel he was given a bonus in Hollywood due to his well-known mother and father.
“I am an immensely privileged person, was able to get representation pretty early on, and that’s more than half the battle,” Quaid defined. “I knew the door was open for me in a lot of ways that it’s just not for a lot of actors. And I’ve just tried to work as hard as I possibly can to prove that I deserve to walk through that door.”
“Nepo,” or nepotism, infants have been the subject of heated discourse in leisure media circles for a while. The time period usually refers to the kids of actors, singers and different public figures who profit professionally from their mother and father’ fame and connections.
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Quaid ― whose performing credit embody “The Hunger Games” and final yr’s Oscar-winning drama “Oppenheimer” ― was featured prominently in a much-talked-about 2022 New York Journal cowl story devoted to nepotism in Hollywood.
Final yr, Ryan defended Quaid from the nepotism claims, telling Glamour that her son was “really talented” in his personal proper.
“He’s more of a natural than I’ll ever be,” the “When Harry Met Sally” actor mentioned. “That nepo stuff is so dismissive of his work ethic, his gifts, and how sensitive he is to the idea of his privilege.”
In his Every day Beast chat, Quaid shrugged off the implication that being deemed a nepo child “undermines” his abilities as an actor.
“I know that I work hard, and I know I’ve heard ‘no’ way more than I’ve heard ‘yes,’” he mentioned. “But I also know that this industry is insanely hard to break into, and I had an easier time doing that than most. Both things can be true.”
Nonetheless, these hopeful Quaid will comply with in Ryan’s footsteps by attempting his hand at a romantic comedy may be ready some time, because the actor says he’s made a “conscious decision” to avoid his mother’s most popular style.
“It’s just got to be right, because, you know, my mom is the undisputed queen of rom-coms,” he quipped. “So I can’t just get into that space, it’s got to be right. It’s got to be something that feels different enough from what she’s done. I’m not looking to take her place or anything.”
