“Once the door was opened, it was up to me to walk through it and thrive.”

Recently, the topic ofnepotismhas been swarming around social media, once again!

Some accept it, and some deny it entirely.

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And I know that my not doing it wouldnt help anyone."

Newsreports she emphasizes that she didn’t come from much.

She continues, “My parents were actors and I married an actor.

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I know you’ll look at me and think, ‘Well, nepo baby.

That’s why she’s there’ and I totally get it.

But the truth of the matter is, I’m 64 years old and this is just amazing.”

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Yet, she followed up defending her craft, saying, “I’ve been auditioning forever.

I’ve been rejected forever.”

Dylan also stressed the importance of relationships in addition to talent.

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“This is the business.

It is about who you know.

Whether you’re the son of Sean Penn or not.”

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She stated: “No artist is going to sacrifice their vision for someone’s kid.

That just isn’t how art is made, and what I’m interested in is art.

He ended with the confirmation that his work does and always speaks for itself.

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“Once the door was opened it was up to me to walk through it and thrive.”

7.Emma Roberts

According toE!

She continued, “I guess I understood what nepotism was like inherently as a 10-year-old.

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It had to do with my own insecurities, but I was 10.”

And I see your point, access is access.

Sometimes that backfired, but eventually it worked in her favor.

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But that’s very small.”

In other words, haters are going to hate, keep perfecting your craft, and following your dreams.

Her personality alone sets her apart.

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14.John David Washington

Denzel Washington’ssonJohn David Washingtonweighed in on the conversation in an August interview withMr.

However, he never embraced that; in fact, he hid his identity often.

I felt like there was no way people would take me seriously, even if I was good."

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