Josiah Mamet says being a Nepo baby has its limits

Josiah Mamet I am expressing my opinion on the Nepo Baby discourse.

that much G) I-dle She said she struggled to make it big in Hollywood, but acknowledged that being the daughter of a playwright and film director made all the difference. David Mamet And the actress Lindsay Krause It helped her get her foot in the door of society.

“I actually faced a bigger challenge because people knew I had a famous name, so it meant walking into the room with my luggage,” said Mamet, 36. tutelar From an interview published on Wednesday, July 24th.

According to the outlet, Mamet recalled that “one casting director told her she had ‘her mother’s lips,’ and that there was a previous audition where a producer had a bad experience working with her father.”

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Going one step further. Not everyone in Hollywood starts at the bottom, especially if their parents are already famous. These celebrity kids have been vocal about their “nep-babies.” Some Euphoria fans were shocked to learn that Maude Apatow has famous parents, The Other Woman star Leslie Mann and writer-director Judd Apatow (The 40-Year Old Virgin). Her (…)

Mamet added, “Being born into a famous family doesn’t mean the red carpet will be rolled out and a career will be built for you. Ultimately, if you don’t take on challenges and don’t have the talent or the ability to back it up, your name alone will only get you so far.”

But the actress is best known for her role as Shosanna Shapiro on HBO’s G) I-dleShe admits that having a famous relative helped her in some ways. One of her earliest film roles was in the 2004 action thriller SpartanA work directed by her father.

“Has it potentially opened some doors for me? Absolutely. I can’t argue with that. I think the biggest thing I’ve felt is that growing up surrounded by the industry means you go in with your eyes open,” she said.

Mamet’s father came under fire earlier this year after he claimed his daughter was not a nephew and had earned her career on “merit.” “Nobody has ever given my children a job because of their kinship,” he told the audience at the Los Angeles Times Book Festival in April.

“I get annoyed by what my dad says,” Mamet admitted.

“My husband is always like, ‘Why are you letting that affect you?’ I say, ‘Because he’s my dad!’ I don’t know how to turn that switch off, but I try,” she said. “It’s like counting to 10 when he says that. I just say, ‘Okay, breathe, count to 10, and just let it go.'”