Jack Quaid thinks his mom was just trying to be his superhero. After Meg Ryan defended him against the "nepo baby" label , the Boys star offered some clarity on her comments, saying that he she was only being protective of her son, whom she shares with ex Dennis Quaid . "My first thought was like, she’s being a mom," Jack told Daily Beast in an interview published July 10.
"She’s being a loving mom." The 32-year-old went on to offer his own take on Meg's statement , which slammed the title as being "so dismissive of his work ethic, his gifts, and how sensitive he is to the idea of his privilege." As Jack explained, "I don’t think she's trying to say that I’m not a nepo baby.
" "I think she's just trying to say that, in her opinion, it undermines my talent," 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 that's not to say Jack doesn't know that Hollywood is "insanely hard to break into" and that he had "an easier time doing that than most." As he put it, "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." As for Jack's own thoughts on the nepotism debate? He's certainly not shying away from the topic.
"No matter what I do, people are going to call attention to it," Jack said. "People have called me a 'nepo baby.' I’m inclined to agree.
I am an immensely privileged person, was able to g.
