Meg Ryan Has No Time for ‘Nepo Baby’ Discourse When It Comes to Her Son, Jack Quaid; “He’s more of a natural talent than I’ll ever be.”
by Sisiwakanamaru
Meg Ryan Has No Time for ‘Nepo Baby’ Discourse When It Comes to Her Son, Jack Quaid; “He’s more of a natural talent than I’ll ever be.”
by Sisiwakanamaru
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dang. i thought he looked lots like his father, and now this pic—even w/meg’s work—makes me think about how much he also looks like her!
Yeah Meg, the entire point is that there are a lot of talented people who never receive the *opportunity* because they lack the connections that your son does.
Nepotism is never about talent, it is about opportunity
The argument has never been about Nepo babies being talentless. It’s about them being given opportunities and preferential treatment that so many actors will never get. There are countless unknown actors who are just as, if not more talented but they will never see a fraction of the success because their parents aren’t famous
I don’t think anyone has argued that nepo babies are untalented, or even that they don’t put the work in. The problem is that their parent knows exactly how to get them the opportunity they need, that thousands of people would die for.
Their mom can bring them on set, and let them work as an extra. Dad knows someone from drama school that is now an acting coach. Mom can call up an old buddy that owes them a favor and get them cast in a major motion picture.
They are given mom and dad’s famous last name so even if the person casting the roles doesn’t personally know or even like their parents, they will take the opportunity to attach a popular name to their project, and the nobodies don’t even get a chance.
I don’t really get the nepo baby argument. Anything that this guy does successfully, people would be screaming about how he’s a nepo baby. If he does absolutely nothing, he’s a lazy spoiled rich kid. Can’t win.
Well, natural talent is its own kind of privilege. But really, what do people expect the kids to do? They can’t change the circumstance of being born to certain parents. I get why people are envious or angry, but I think the whole issue just speaks to a much larger economic problem. It feels like we’re targeting the wrong people.
Lmfao no he’s not.
If I had their connections, I’d do the same thing for my kids. So I can’t be mad at them for doing it for theirs…
I’m not criticizing Jack Quaid, but she’s totally missing the point if she honestly thinks he would have had the same job opportunities with non-celebrity parents.
I’m really curious as to how do you level the playing field with Nepo babies? Do you ban actors or directors from bringing relatives on set or giving them advice or connecting them with a guy they know? Why stop at actors? How bout DoPs or Key Grips? They also have access to decision makers right?
The first time I saw him I was taken how familiar he looked and then impressed with his acting. But his face was what caught my attention. And then when I figured out who his parents were, it made total sense. So yeah, nepo baby. Still a great actor though! Own it!
Hearing the RLM guys talk about him made me like him more. He’s really great on The Boys and steps toe to toe with Karl Urban. That’s gotta be tough.
The discussion is not about talent, but opportunity.
She didn’t lie. Her new movie with David Duchovny was terrible.
He’s great and doesn’t seem to have that asshole look his dad seems to be stuck with.
That guy’s a fantastic actor. If he got a leg up because of his parents, then send them my thanks.
How long until Jack Quaid and Bill Hader are cast as brothers?
My mommy also says I’m smarter and more handsome than all the other kids …
So what if he’s some natural talent? Plenty of nepo babies over the decades were great actors, and still had a good chance at going nowhere in Hollywood, of not for their parents.
Nobody is saying your kid doesn’t have talent, Meg!
Being your kid got him roles and auditions that aren’t EVEN AVAILABLE to some nobody kid working three jobs who is MORE talented than him. They don’t even get the chance to compete.
Just acknowledge your kid has been advantaged. Because it isn’t a meritocracy. Ugh. It’s the same in corporate world. Stop with your “we are just a gifted multi-generational family. So weird!”
Mother defends son. Whoa.
Definitely a nepotism boy. Sigh. Feel sad for her…
He proved he can act from The Boys. Nepo shit aside. He’s a good actor. Fuck it. I’d like to see him in other roles. I don’t care if you’re from the street/hood/jail/penthouse/warzone/volcano, it doesn’t matter. What matters is if you can act. He can, so far, so it’s all good.
He also seems like a really decent person, so that helps. Not really in terms of acting, but just on a general living basis. Since I have no personal connection to him, my main concern is acting. He seems quite alright in that regard. So, what’s the fucking problem?
Yeah, sure, nepo bullshit, but is he really NOT more talented (acting-wise) than others who auditioned? That’s the true test. If others are more talented and a better fit for the roles offered, then they should have won, regardless of nepotism. Is that the true anger? If it is, then you should DIG DEEP AND EXPOSE EVERYONE INVOLVED. True tests should be shown showing that one actor is proven to be better than another via a basis of auditions and how those auditions are scored via the superiors.
Why don’t these people just answer honestly? “Yes I used my influence and experience in the industry to give my child the opportunities, guidance and education he would need to make it in this crazy business. He wanted to follow in his parent’s legacy. Just like every one of you do with your kids and their choices of education, career, and hobbies. We celebrate it when kids follow in their parents footsteps in sports at the professional level.”
I could then at least respect the hustle. This whole bootstraps BS is such revisionist history.
Him and a million other people with zero opportunities
I’m shocked to learn that Jack is Meg’s son.
Holy crap, Meg Ryan turning into Edna from the Incredibles.