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Allison Williams speaks about Hollywood nepotism
Allison Williams is not beyond embracing the luxury that comes with being the offspring of a famous person. The M3GAN actress discussed the topic of nepotism in Hollywood in a recent interview with Wired, adding that “it doesn’t feel like a loss to accept it.”
“If you trust your own skill, I think it becomes very simple to acknowledge,” she added.
The daughter of former news anchor Brian Williams and television producer Jane Gillan Stoddard, Allison is 34 years old. Prior to starring in movies like Get Out (2017) and the upcoming horror thriller M3GAN, which hits theatres on January 6, she received her big break in 2012 as Marnie Michaels on HBO’s Girls. She also serves as the executive producer of the picture.
She also admitted that being a part of the popular show Girls, which was developed by and starring Dunham, 36, “gave” her the “luxury” of choosing her ventures carefully.
I had the opportunity to wait for events that made sense and interestingly fit that image, Allison added.
The actress reportedly told Wired that she always asks herself, “Why this?” before deciding whether to accept a role. Given the negative feedback many performers have received for performing particular roles, one can ask “Why me?” and “Why now?”
It’s crucial to know who you are, she said, particularly in this day and age when people are beginning to understand that they might not be entitled to play every position.
In reaction to a discussion prompted last week by a New York magazine cover story on nepotism, Allison’s remarks are joined by those made by other performers who were also raised in well-known families, such as Jamie Lee Curtis and Kate Hudson.
“The nepotism thing, I mean … I don’t really care. I look at my kids and we’re a storytelling family. It’s definitely in our blood,” Hudson, who’s the daughter of Goldie Hawn, told The Independent. “People can call it whatever they want, but it’s not going to change it.”
The 43-year-old co-founder of Fabletics and actress continued: “Actually, I believe that is [more prevalent] in other businesses. Perhaps modeling? More frequently than in Hollywood, I encounter it in business. In business meetings, I’ve occasionally wondered, “Wait, whose child is this?” Like, this person has zero knowledge!”
It doesn’t matter where you’re from or how connected you are to the industry, Hudson continued, as long as you put in the effort and succeed.
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