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Laura Dern interview Harvey Weinstein MeToo and why being a

Laura Dern interview: Harvey Weinstein, MeToo and why being a nepo baby is great



Laura Dern interview Harvey Weinstein MeToo and why being a

With both parents in the industry and children entering it (her son is a musician, her daughter is starring alongside her in a Roger Vivier campaign) how does she feel about the nepo baby discourse? ‘I’m appalled by it, actually, because I don’t understand it. It never came up when all of us “nepo babies” were working. Myself and Jamie Lee Curtis…Your butcher is a nepo baby, your baker, the seamstress, the tailor. Lawyers and doctors who get their kids internships working at a practice so they can see if it’s what’s right for them. Isn’t it our job [to inspire our children]?’ she says. ‘I was so proud of it when I started. Because I love legacy and the history of film. I was raised around so many beautiful film-makers and actors and painters that inspired me. Gregory Peck and his wife Veronique were like godparents to me. My godmother is [the late] Shelley Winters. I would bring up legacy in interviews, and it mattered to me [but] no one cared. It wasn’t interesting. It wasn’t part of the story. I remember being rarely, if never, asked about my parents. I think social media has done that. It’s a label but it takes away from the professional. I think it’s awesome to be the child of an inspiring parent, even if the inspiration is I know I don’t want to do what my parents do.’



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