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Jack Quaid attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California on March 10, 2024.
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Jack Quaid, best known for his starring role in the Amazon TV series “The Boys,” says he’s “inclined to agree” with those who call him a “fake baby.”
The actor – whose parents are movie stars Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid – made the comments earlier this week in a podcast interview with The Daily Beast.
“I mean, no matter what I do, people are going to pay attention to it,” he said of the “fake baby” label.
“People have called me a ‘fake baby’. I tend to agree. I’m a very privileged person, I was able to get representation quite early, and that’s more than half the battle.”
“I knew the door was open for me in a lot of ways, but that’s not the case for a lot of actors,” he said of his background, adding that he’s tried “to work as hard as I can to prove that I deserve to walk through that door.”
Quaid’s father has said in the past that his son wanted to go his own way, without help from his parents.
“My agent wanted to represent him, but he said, ‘No, I want to do it myself,’” the elder Quaid explained during an appearance on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” in 2020.
“And then of course he gets his own agent and his first film is ‘Hunger Games.’”
Quaid made his acting debut in the role of Marvel, a District 1 homage, in the first “Hunger Games” film, released in 2012.
His mother, Ryan, also weighed in on the “fake baby” discourse in an interview with Glamour magazine last year. “Jack is really talented. He’s more of a natural than I’ll ever be,” she said of her son. “The fake stuff is so detrimental to his work ethic, his gifts, and how sensitive he is to the idea of his privilege.”
Quaid was asked on the podcast if he’s ever considered following in the footsteps of his mother, who is known for classics like “When Harry Met Sally,” “Sleepless in Seattle” and “You’ve Got Mail.”
“My mother is the undisputed queen of romantic comedies,” Quaid said. “I can’t just step into that space, it has to be good. It has to be something that feels different enough than what she’s done.”