There are certain kinds of actors who are very open about wanting to make great movies. They choose projects that pay less and likely won’t be seen by as many people because they want to make meaningful art. We all collectively respect that. It’s seen as noble in Hollywood and worthy of praise from certain kinds of movie fans, but what Timothée Chalamet has done the last year has been different. He’s talked about himself and how makes these choices because he personally wants to push himself to be great. It’s caused a backlash from some of those same kinds of movie fans. He’s still not apologizing though, and I love that about him.
Chalamet recently sat down for an interview to talk about his upcoming table tennis movie Marty Supreme, which is getting rave reviews. During the convo with Indie Wire, he was asked if he’s going to “be more careful” with how he talks from now on because of the backlash. Here’s what he said…
