Meg Ryan defends son Jack Quaid against ‘nepo’ baby critics: ‘It’s too hard’
nypost.coman interview with Glamour, the 62-year-old “When Harry Met Sally” star said of working under the piercing public eye, “You don’t wish it [on anyone].
It’s too hard and it’s too weird.”“Jack is really talented,” she added. “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.”Quaid, 31, was one of many celebrity children who were called out last year in a New York magazine story with the headline “She Has Her Mother’s Eyes.
And Agent,” which explored the phenomenon of the spawn of famous people going into showbiz themselves. Driving the point home, the actor was pictured on the glossy’s cover with his adult head superimposed on an infant’s body.The son of Ryan (who directed and stars in the new rom-com “What Happens Later”) and Dennis Quaid has already enjoyed an extensive acting career, having starred on Amazon’s superhero series “The Boys” and in last year’s reboot of “Scream,” with small roles in “Oppenheimer” and many other projects.Ryan also said Quaid’s flair for performance was obvious from a young age.“I remember seeing him in a middle school production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream.’ He was playing Bottom.
I was newly divorced from his dad, and he was seated at the other side of the gym. I had my head in my hands and was like, ‘Oh, no.
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