Samuel L. Jackson doesn’t want to hear about a friend Denzel WashingtonChildren don’t deserve their place in the film industry.

Jackson, 75, worked with almost the entire Washington family on the upcoming Netflix film, The piano lessonbased on August WilsonThe Pulitzer Prize-winning 1987 play of the same name. Denzel’s son Jean-David plays alongside Jackson, while Denzel’s wife, Pauletteand his daughter Olivia are also in the cast. His other daughter Katie co-executive producer and he and his son Malcolm are listed as producers. Malcolm also wrote the film.

Jackson saw first-hand the family’s capabilities.

“People will call them nepo kids if they want to, but they work very hard to become who they are,” Jackson said Additional in a video interview published Thursday, November 7. “If you are a nepo child, you deserve a chance. If your parents are good at this, well, let’s see if you are too. And luckily for them, they are.

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Jackson added that the conversation reminded him of the film itself which, according to his BDIM In summary, “follows the lives of the Charles family as they tackle themes of family heirlooms and more, deciding what to do with an heirloom, the family piano.”

“So I hope this is something that will encourage other people who want to go through this whole lineage thing,” he added.

While “nepo babies” are often ridiculed for not earning their place in the industry, John David, 40, admits he has had to deal with the other side of the situation: overwhelming expectations of growing up in an already famous family.

“I wanted to do this my whole life, but I didn’t know how to do it,” he told the Financial Times in an interview published Thursday. “I’ve had problems in my relationship with the world because of who my father is. And now I do. Not only am I doing it, but I’ve been able to work with great directors who have said to me, “You’re good enough.” I want you for yourself.’

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When he started working on The piano lessonthe pressure only increased.

“The biggest challenge was not to disappoint them,” he said. “I’m like, ‘Oh, shoot.’ I have these heavy hitters and family members watching me on the monitor every day. I know they’re going to ride me later, so I have to give them some choices. The pressure started to build.

Denzel took a different approach to watching his son do The piano lesson. While the film legend has been in the business for over 40 years, his son learned filmmaking in the classroom and graduated top of his class from the American Film Institute.

“From the beginning, I knew he had a vision,” Denzel said Vanity Fair in September. “Thanks to my son, I learned the difference between making a film and being a filmmaker. I have made four films. I had Todd (Black) something to rely on, but I didn’t necessarily know what to do. Malcolm studied cinema. He’s an academic.

The piano lesson streaming on Netflix from November 22.