Glen Powell has been everywhere Movies of 2024particularly through its Tornadoes As the actor becomes more well-known with each role he stars in, the 35-year-old recently reflected on his slow rise to stardom. Apparently, a piece of advice from Sylvester Stallone was key to maintaining his genuine persona.
Part of Powell's charm is that he is a proud Texan with A puppy named after him and called Brisket and parents so close to him that They have appeared in his films several times.But it took the actor a while to be brave enough to be a movie star himself. As he shared:
When I moved to Los Angeles, I had an agent who told me not to do it. I showed up at an agency wearing a cowboy hat and they were like, “Dude, are you from a farm? What's going on here?”
During an interview with Sharp MagazineGlen Powell said he was initially told to drop his Texas accent to fit into the mold of Hollywood stars. He recalls finding himself in “a bit of an identity crisis” because he was suddenly told “what I should be and how I should do it” once he moved to Los Angeles to really pursue his dreams.
At one point, Powell also recalls wearing a fedora and skinny jeans and feeling out of place in his skin. However, it was none other than Sylvester Stallone who helped him cut through the noise and get back to who he really is.
Powell has been working in films since he was a child. Spy Kids 3-D: Game Overalongside the likes of Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas, before reuniting with them for the incredible star-studded film. The Expendables 3 in 2014. Powell's connection to Stallone in particular came in handy when the Rambo The star suggested that she “get back to who you feel is you.”
How did Glen Powell get on Rocky's team? Well, the actor wrote a letter to Stallone and the third Supply expendables Film director Patrick Hughes was the one who eventually helped him land a role in the incredible film that would be a great springboard for his career. Years after participating in the action-packed film, he even landed another important role for him and his roots, that of Richard Linklater. Everyone wants some! by not shying away from the fact that he is a Texan (the coming-of-age film is set in Texas).
Everyone wants some! It was a box office failure, but it allowed Powell to connect with fellow Texan Linklater and later write and star in Hitman for him. Nowadays, he is always He arouses the thirst of fans with his movie star quality and even have people argues that he is preferred to the friendly Canadian Ryan GoslingWe'll be interested to see where his cowboy hat takes him next!