" People have call me a ' nepo baby . ' I ’m inclined to fit in . "
By now, you’re likely aware thatThe BoysstarJack Quaidis also the son of celebsDennis QuaidandMeg Ryan.
Naturally, the connection has meant that Jack has been put into yonder nepo baby debate many times. His mother, Meg, even toldGlamourlast year, “Jack is really talented. He’s more of a natural than I’ll ever be. That nepo stuff is so dismissive of his work ethic, his gifts, and how sensitive he is to the idea of his privilege.”
In a new interview with theDaily Beast, Jack discussed nepotism head-on. When asked why he hadn’t done morerom-comsà laPlus One, he replied, “My mom is the undisputed queen of rom-coms. 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.”
Agreeing that “no matter” what he does, people will bring attention to his parentage, he continued, “People have called me a ‘nepo baby.’ I’m inclined to agree. I am an immensely privileged person, was able to get representation pretty early on, and that’s more than half the battle.”
“I knew the door was open for me in a lot of ways that it’s just not for a lot of actors,” he added. “And I’ve just tried to work as hard as I possibly can to prove that I deserve to walk through that door. So if that’s in the rom-com space, it’s got to be different enough, and I need to work my ass off.”
For his own part, he continued, “I don’t think it undermines my talent. I know that I work hard, and I know I’ve heard ‘no’ way more than I’ve heard ‘yes.’ 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. So no, I don’t think she was trying to say that I’m not a privileged person. She knows. She must know. I think she was being a mom.”
You can read the full interviewhere.
