White Lotus Actor Slams Older Stars for Using Plastic Surgery to Play Young Roles

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00:00White Lotus actor slams older stars for using plastic surgery to play young roles.

00:06The White Lotus actor Sam Nivella has blasted aging movie stars for having plastic surgery in order to play younger parts.

00:13The 21-year-old, who played Lachlan Ratliff in the third installment of the drama, which aired this year,

00:19says age-defying veterans are stopping younger talent from coming through.

00:23He said,

00:23The old movie stars are getting plastic surgery, and they're looking younger, and they're staying young.

00:29You have these really old people playing young roles.

00:32Nivella expressed concern over the lack of opportunities for emerging actors, stating,

00:37It's not giving any space for the young'uns to move in and make a name for themselves.

00:41Sam praises Timothée Chalamet as one of the best actors alive and a rare example of a new movie star.

00:47He notes Chalamet's unique appeal, contrasting with the traditional brawny star image,

00:52and sees similarities to himself, jokingly admitting admiration.

00:56In the same interview, Sam clarifies that his success is not due to his famous family,

01:01emphasizing self-made achievements over nepotism.

01:04He explained,

01:05Other than my genes, I don't think I can attribute much of my success to my parents.

01:09I feel proud that I've done it for myself, and sometimes in spite of them.

01:13He emphasized independence, securing his first role without parental influence,

01:18wanting no one to credit his achievements to them.

01:21He dropped out of Columbia University after a semester, unsettling his parents.

01:24I wasn't happy at the time because I couldn't dedicate everything in me to acting.

01:29And I have problems with authority figures.

01:32Nivella's breakthrough in The White Lotus involved the infamous incest scene with Patrick Schwarzenegger,

01:37labeled disturbing by some viewers.

01:39He said kissing his male co-star was odd, as they are both straight and close friends.

01:45It indeed felt strange.

01:46Nivella's mother, Emily Mortimer, commented on the threesome scene involving Patrick, Nivella, and Charlotte Le Bon.

01:52She expressed it was so crazy, all of it, but not crazier than him going to Thailand.

01:58Being in the acting world, witnessing strange things is expected.