Jack Quaid attends the GQ Men of the Year party on December 8, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. ; Meg Ryan attends the Schiaparelli show as part of Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2015/2016 on July 6, 2015.Photo:Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic ; Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty
Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic ; Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty
Meg Ryanis proud of her son’s talents as an actor.TheSleepless in Seattleactress appears on the cover of the December 2023 issue ofGlamour, where she recalls the moment she knew her son, 31-year-oldJack Quaid, might follow in his parents' footsteps in the industry.“I remember seeing him in a middle school production ofA Midsummer Night’s Dream. He was playing Bottom. I was newly divorced from his dad, and he was seated at the other side of the gym,” she said of exDennis Quaid.“I had my head in my hands and was like, ‘Oh,no. He’sgood. He’sreallygood,’” she recalls. “I leaned forward, and I see Dennis, and he’s also leaning forward with his head in his hands. I just knew.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Meg Ryan on the cover of Glamour’s December 2023 issue.Shaniqwa JarvisRyan says that she often worried about the downsides of life in the public eye as she watched Jack follow his path — in part, because of her own experiences and in part, because he was going at it as the child of two notable actors.“You don’t wish it [on anyone]. It’s too hard and it’s too weird,” Ryan says. “Jack is really talented. He’s more of a natural than I’ll ever be. That nepo stuff is so dismissive of his work ethic, his gifts, and how sensitive he is to the idea of his privilege.”In addition to Jack, Ryan is mom to daughterDaisy, who she adopted as a single mom in 2006.Meg Ryan with son Jack and daughter Daisy.Jack Quaid/InstagramSpeaking with PEOPLE last year, Jack said his parents have beenpretty hands-off when it comes to chiming in on his acting choices.“They don’t really give me advice,” theScreamactor shared at the time. “I’ve never asked them, ‘How should I perform this scene?'““The way that this business works is so much different than the way that it worked back then for them,” he added.While he doesn’t get advice, the actor was clear that he does have support beyond what he could’ve anticipated.“It’s lucky that I got to grow up saying, ‘Hey I want to be an actor’ and they understood that,” Jack said. “I didn’t grow up in a house that didn’t quite understand what that meant or a house that would tell me, ‘Oh, that probably isn’t the wisest choice. You should have a backup plan.’ Like, I had the privilege and I was lucky to have people that understood what that meant and supported me going into it.”
Meg Ryanis proud of her son’s talents as an actor.
TheSleepless in Seattleactress appears on the cover of the December 2023 issue ofGlamour, where she recalls the moment she knew her son, 31-year-oldJack Quaid, might follow in his parents’ footsteps in the industry.
“I remember seeing him in a middle school production ofA Midsummer Night’s Dream. He was playing Bottom. I was newly divorced from his dad, and he was seated at the other side of the gym,” she said of exDennis Quaid.
“I had my head in my hands and was like, ‘Oh,no. He’sgood. He’sreallygood,’” she recalls. “I leaned forward, and I see Dennis, and he’s also leaning forward with his head in his hands. I just knew.”
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Meg Ryan on the cover of Glamour’s December 2023 issue.Shaniqwa Jarvis
Shaniqwa Jarvis
Ryan says that she often worried about the downsides of life in the public eye as she watched Jack follow his path — in part, because of her own experiences and in part, because he was going at it as the child of two notable actors.
“You don’t wish it [on anyone]. It’s too hard and it’s too weird,” Ryan says. “Jack is really talented. He’s more of a natural than I’ll ever be. That nepo stuff is so dismissive of his work ethic, his gifts, and how sensitive he is to the idea of his privilege.”
In addition to Jack, Ryan is mom to daughterDaisy, who she adopted as a single mom in 2006.
Meg Ryan with son Jack and daughter Daisy.Jack Quaid/Instagram
Jack Quaid/Instagram
Speaking with PEOPLE last year, Jack said his parents have beenpretty hands-off when it comes to chiming in on his acting choices.
“They don’t really give me advice,” theScreamactor shared at the time. “I’ve never asked them, ‘How should I perform this scene?'”
“The way that this business works is so much different than the way that it worked back then for them,” he added.
While he doesn’t get advice, the actor was clear that he does have support beyond what he could’ve anticipated.
“It’s lucky that I got to grow up saying, ‘Hey I want to be an actor’ and they understood that,” Jack said. “I didn’t grow up in a house that didn’t quite understand what that meant or a house that would tell me, ‘Oh, that probably isn’t the wisest choice. You should have a backup plan.’ Like, I had the privilege and I was lucky to have people that understood what that meant and supported me going into it.”
source: people.com
