Lily Collins Defends Success After Being Labeled 'Nepo Baby'

The Emily in Paris star was featured in Vogue France and discussed how she worked hard to step out of her father's shadow throughout her career. She said in the interview, "I’m proud of my dad, but I wanted to be me, not just his daughter. For that, I was ready to wait to break through." For Collins, she was willing to work hard to become an actress rather than rely on her father's name to give her opportunities.

In recent years, Collins has enjoyed a successful career, appearing in films such as Okja and Mank, in addition to her ongoing role in Emily in Paris. But she shares that she's had her own struggles, further saying, "By dint of failed castings, I learned to focus more on my work, and I managed to make acting my job."

Recently, Lily-Rose Depp made comments that likened modeling to being a doctor, stating, "If somebody’s mom or dad is a doctor, and then the kid becomes a doctor, you’re not going to be like, ‘Well, you’re only a doctor because your parent is a doctor.’ It’s like, ‘No, I went to medical school and trained.'"

Of course, she later clarified that she didn't mean to compare working as a model and actress to being a doctor, but simply meant it to mean that she can find success in the same profession as her parents.

"It’s completely normal for people to be in the family business," she said. "It’s literally where last names came from. You were a blacksmith if your family was, like, the Black family."

Much like Collins, Kravitz has a famous name but has proven that she is talented in her own right.

h/t Cinemablend