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Jack Quaid Doodles His "Vinyl" Co-Stars

Jack Quaid Doodles His "Vinyl" Co-Stars

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The delightful and talented Jack Quaid pays a visit to the YH Studio to talk about his rockin' HBO series "Vinyl", which revolves around the music scene in 1970s New York. He also tells us about when he first discovered he wanted to follow in the footsteps of his famous parents, plus we test his rock trivia knowledge and get him to draw doodles of a couple of his co-stars!

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Young Hollywood

So I thought we would capitalize on some of your doodling skills. I'm going to just throw you a couple names. Bobby Cannavale.

Jack Quaid

Oh boy. Here we go. That's a mullet. I'm sorry, I know I'm not supposed to be looking but like Bobby, you're gonna hate me for this.

Young Hollywood

Hey guys, Audrey here from HBO's Vinyl. Jack Quaid.

Jack Quaid

Hello. Hello.

Young Hollywood

Yes, please, do you miss. To the massive crowd. Yes, all 10 of you in here. But everybody else on the internet who's watching this, right?

Jack Quaid

Hello. Of course. Hello internet.

Young Hollywood

When you Google your name, which I'm sure you do or maybe don't. It's like it's like 24/7 with.

Jack Quaid

Yeah, all the time, right? That's healthy. It's definitely healthy. My mind is at ease.

Young Hollywood

People still know you from this little movie called The Hunger Games. This tiny little indie flick. This teeny little movie. But people are like, you know Jack Quaid. Like he doesn't look like how he looked like in The Hunger Games anymore. Like that's yeah. That's like how aging works.

Jack Quaid

So yeah, and it worked out. It's just a little. Yeah, my hair's longer in this, it was shorter in that. There are some differences definitely. People change. People change. I've grown as a person. I like to hope physically, emotionally. I think I'm I think I'm doing better.

Young Hollywood

Helping that, I'm sure is the fact that on Vinyl you are working with, oh you know, Martin Scorsese.

Jack Quaid

It's been insane. Yeah. Mick Jagger. Terence Winter. Oh my God, these just three heroes of mine and the fact that like I got to go to work with these people. I'm still freakin I'm still geeking out about it. Like guys it's just been a crazy ride.

Young Hollywood

And how much of this world did you know before? Just I mean I know you've grown up in Hollywood, you've been around movies and film but but what about music?

Jack Quaid

Well with music, see I I grew up in the 90s and that's kind of when like boy bands were the craze but I was never into them to the point where I I got a.

Young Hollywood

Really?

Jack Quaid

I wasn't. All of my friends were though. Like guys and girls were both like severely into severely severely into *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys. It was just like, oh man they were they were sick. Now it was. But like I wasn't so and I got very upset that I wasn't, you know I was like, why? Why can't I get into Backstreet Boys?

Young Hollywood

And then to kinda come back to that. I like to think that was your 90s existential crisis. It's like why? Why isn't this Why doesn't it do it for me?

Jack Quaid

But then like I listened to uh music like Classic Rock and that was kind of where I started my musical education. I grew up with that music so to be on a show that focuses on that genre. it's insane.

Young Hollywood

Do you feel like you've been able to apply some of that love to the show then?

Jack Quaid

Definitely. No, I mean there were times where like I'd read scripts and and see like you know, oh we're going to have a guy playing such and such in the next episode. I'd be like, such and such, I know such and such. I know such and such. I'm just tryin' not to give anything away right now. No, okay.

Young Hollywood

You grew up in Hollywood. Uh you grew up around this the industry as as people call it. Just because your parents happened to be, oh I don't know, Meg Ryan and and you know.

Jack Quaid

Are they? Oh yeah, yeah, no they're. Yeah. You know, yeah, I don't know if you know but. I I should know.

Young Hollywood

Now did they encourage you to pursue acting?

Jack Quaid

They didn't really encourage it or uh try to persuade me against it. I got the performing bug somewhere in my childhood like I was always into like doing magic tricks for people and stuff like that.

Young Hollywood

Really?

Jack Quaid

Nothing good. Nothing like.

Young Hollywood

Like what was your signature trick? Do you still remember it?

Jack Quaid

Like um like no, it was just this. It was like, you see this pillow? Now close your eyes. Open 'em. Applaud, I'm five years old. Yeah, no, it's that's all it is. Oh, that's the worst.

Young Hollywood

Now the slow clap. There you go. Oh, look how I feel right now. This is just shame. Oh, look it's your self esteem, it's on the floor.

Jack Quaid

Oh hi. No I'll leave you down there. I remember I did my first like play where I like stayed after school, I got my first laugh on stage and I was like, this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. Like that was the best feeling.

Young Hollywood

Did you ever have a backup plan?

Jack Quaid

No. I'm just now realizing that.

Young Hollywood

Like you said something about being like a lawyer or you know like maybe toying with that idea.

Jack Quaid

I had vaguely maybe try to be like a wildlife photographer cuz you get to travel. That sounds fun. Slash dangerous.

Young Hollywood

Dangerous.

Jack Quaid

Like that was the thing like I don't want to get eaten. Like the fun kind of dangerous.

Young Hollywood

Yeah, it's a fun kind of dangerous. Or it's like you tell stories in bars afterwards like yeah I lost this arm to a shark I was trying to photograph or whatever, you know.

Jack Quaid

I it was either that or. It could be like really cool stories or it could be like The Revenant and you're like.

Young Hollywood

Exactly.

Jack Quaid

Yeah, bear fights.

Young Hollywood

You also doodle.

Jack Quaid

I doodle.

Young Hollywood

You doodle. So I thought we would capitalize on some of your doodling skills.

Jack Quaid

Improv doodling skills.

Young Hollywood

Improv doodling skills. I have a pen and a couple note cards. I'm gonna just throw you a couple names.

Jack Quaid

Oh boy.

Young Hollywood

And if you can just just go wherever the inspiration takes you. Bobby Cannavale.

Jack Quaid

Oh boy, here we go. Okay.

Young Hollywood

And keep it, keep it G PG rated.

Jack Quaid

Of course. Maybe PG 13. I mean usually when I start doodling, uh I start with the eyes. They do look like initially but that is not that is not the case. That's a mullet. I'm sorry, I know I'm not supposed to be looking but like. Oh man, this is going. Bobby, you're gonna hate me for this. I swear to God this isn't you.

Young Hollywood

Let me throw you another one. Oh oh God. Olivia Wilde.

Jack Quaid

Olivia Wilde. Oh no.

Young Hollywood

You should charge people for this. I am super impressed right now. You look like the Gary Larson of actors. You don't. What are you draw Oh those eyes. No, no, guys. Look, I warned you.

Young Hollywood

I know it's Olivia because you put eyelashes on her.

Jack Quaid

I did. Yeah. No one else has eyelashes besides Olivia Wilde.

Young Hollywood

Exactly. Yeah. That's how you know it's a girl.

Jack Quaid

That's how you know it's a girl. Everyone's gonna hate me after this drawing. That's what's gonna happen. Oh.

Young Hollywood

I really like that she looks like, do you remember Cathy? From Oh no. No. Okay. Anybody? This is pretty good. Olivia Wilde, one of the most beautiful people in the entire world, Cathy. I've made the connection and I, oh no this isn't good.

Jack Quaid

I love it.

Young Hollywood

Really quick before we go. I have a game for you, it's called Heard It Through The Grape Vinyl. So true or false, Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin once said he wanted to work in biological research.

Jack Quaid

I'm gonna say true.

Young Hollywood

It is true. Nicely done. He said it when he was like 13. Really? On a talent show. Who inspired the Rolling Stones name? Was it A, Muddy Waters, B, B. B. King, C, Bob Dylan?

Jack Quaid

It's Muddy Waters.

Young Hollywood

Perfect. Two two for two. Okay. All right, here's the clincher. About your boss, one of your bosses.

Jack Quaid

Oh no.

Young Hollywood

True or false. The Queen of England personally knighted Sir Mick Jagger, aka your boss in 2003.

Jack Quaid

I know he was knighted. Yes, you should call him Sir. I should call him Sir. He should also walk through set with a sword all the time. He really should. That's what I would do. That'd be enjoyable for me. Um can I keep these? Do this for me, man. Uh I'm gonna say it's a trick question. I'm gonna say false he was not personally knighted.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. Okay, so so here's what happened. Prince Charles actually did it. The rumor is The Queen disagreed with Mick's anti-establishment views. Oh. That's the rumor. According to the internet.

Jack Quaid

Really? Well, look who came out on top.

Young Hollywood

I know. I don't know. The Queen of England, Mick Jagger, I think they're both doing well. I know. But if if he carries around a sword on set, I mean then you come out on top.

Jack Quaid

Yeah. That's a good life thing.

Young Hollywood

Hey, this was awesome. So much fun. Thank you. Wait, look at my elbow. Oh my God. Hold on. That was all me. She was doing great. I messed up. Fantastic. Um, can I keep these?

Jack Quaid

Please keep them. Please? They're gonna be worth. I don't know. They're worth nothing.

Young Hollywood

I would I would pay $10 for these and I would pay cash. So. They're worth something. Okay. $10, at least $20 for me. Fantastic. Please come back.

Jack Quaid

Of course. Thank you. This was so much fun.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Jack Quaid

    Main guest, discusses his career and doodles

  • Bobby Cannavale

    Co-star on 'Vinyl', Jack doodles him

  • Olivia Wilde

    Co-star on 'Vinyl', Jack doodles her

  • Martin Scorsese

    Director/Producer of 'Vinyl', mentioned by Jack

  • Mick Jagger

    Executive Producer of 'Vinyl', mentioned by Jack and in trivia

  • Terence Winter

    Creator/Producer of 'Vinyl', mentioned by Jack

  • Meg Ryan

    Jack Quaid's mother

  • Dennis Quaid

    Jack Quaid's father

  • Jimmy Page

    Subject of rock trivia question

  • Muddy Waters

    Answer to Rolling Stones trivia question

  • B.B. King

    Incorrect option in Rolling Stones trivia question

  • Bob Dylan

    Incorrect option in Rolling Stones trivia question

FAQ

What HBO series was Jack Quaid promoting?+
Jack Quaid was promoting his HBO series "Vinyl," which is set in the music scene of 1970s New York.
Who are Jack Quaid's famous parents?+
Jack Quaid's famous parents are Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid.
Who did Jack Quaid doodle during the interview?+
Jack Quaid doodled his "Vinyl" co-stars, Bobby Cannavale and Olivia Wilde, during the interview.
Who are some of the notable figures Jack Quaid worked with on 'Vinyl'?+
Jack Quaid worked with prominent figures such as Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger, and Terence Winter on the series "Vinyl."
What was Jack Quaid's childhood aspiration before acting?+
Before pursuing acting, Jack Quaid vaguely considered becoming a wildlife photographer because he enjoyed the idea of travel, despite the dangers involved.

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