Zosia Mamet is weighing on nepo baby discourse
Zosia Mamet is weighing on nepo baby discourse. https://t.co/Jyam3jcyTs
- Us Weekly (@usweekly) July 24, 2024
Zosia Mamet is weighing on nepo baby discourse.
She faced challenges getting her big break in Hollywood, though she concedes that being the daughter of playwright and filmmaker David Mamet and actress Lindsay Crouse helped her get her foot in the door.
"I was actually met with more of a challenge. Because people knew I was coming in with a famous name, it meant that I was walking into the room with baggage. It’s not like you’re born to a famous family and the red carpet rolls out for you and your career is made. Because also at the end of the day, if you’re not walking in and up to the challenge, if you don’t have the talent or the ability to back it up, a name can only get you so far.”
Mamet recalled one casting director telling her she had ‘her mother’s lips’ and an audition where a producer had formerly had a bad experience working with her father.
However, Mamet admits that having famous relatives helped her in some ways.
"Did it potentially open some doors for me? Sure. I can’t argue that. I think the biggest thing that I felt it did was that growing up surrounded by the industry meant I was going in with open eyes,”
Mamet’s father was criticized earlier this year after claiming that his daughter was not a nepo baby and had earned her career. Mamet admits she gets annoyed at the things her dad says.
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