Tilda Swinton's Daughter Is 'Grateful' for Mom's Connections but I 'Get Jobs Because I Have Skill'
Tilda Swinton's Daughter Says She's 'Grateful' for Mom's Connections but I 'Get Jobs Because I Have Skill' https://t.co/zLMtBDGN66
- People (@people) July 10, 2023
Honor Swinton Byrne, 25, starred alongside her mom, in 2019's The Souvenir and its 2021 sequel.
In a new interview, Honor admitted she is "grateful" for her built-in industry connections.
"I feel like it’s very important to own it [nepotism]. I completely admit and am grateful for the fact that I was considered for The Souvenir because of my connections. But, at the same time I continue to act and get jobs because I have skill. I’m still doing it."
She recalled of landing that role:
"I was working as a florist’s assistant in Inverness with plans to go to Africa for a year. I had six months free, and met [director] Joanna [Hogg] in Caffè Nero in Berwick-upon-Tweed. I didn’t have a clue that she was sussing me out for the part. From what I understand she had auditioned so many people and hadn’t quite seen what she wanted. She saw the self-consciousness of 18-year-old me and, yeah, I got it."
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