When Scoot McNairy Was a Broke Aspiring Actor Living Out of His Car

[@eapcdc]

Love the fact that the Sam Jones can just let whomever he interviews talk, without interrupting them every 5 seconds. That's rare. Love the black and white.

[@ictrickshots]

Funny you say that! He replied to fan mail I sent to him saying the exact same thing, he’s awesome.

[@andreaandrea6716]

'Ditto' to everything you just said!

[@sergiosaunier]

Came here to say exactly this! You beat me to it. Sam Jones is the best interviewer in the business, period.

[@alexanderyeara8809]

Love his work in Halt and Catch Fire

[@bekejakab]

When you see him acting, you can just tell he's been through some shit. I love actors like him, legendary.

[@gothgod10]

I almost cried he’s a real one

[@hamzariazuddin424]

so much time for this guy.....he was brilliant in True Detective...looking forward to his work

[@photonotavailable7936]

Wow, I’ve enjoyed Scoot McNairy’s interviews more than any others on this channel. His honesty and lack of ego are inspiring. As a human being he’s the real deal. I know what it’s like to be broke and not have enough money to buy food.

[@boogiedownbronx73]

i think he and Bill Hader should do something together...they both quirky and easy to connect with

[@r3v001]

This was one of the realist stories I have ever heard from a Hollywood actor ever, with the exception of maybe Sly Stallone and a few other hard up success/comeback stories.

[@Windex314]

Dude I like him even more now.

[@dhession64]

Hell, yeah, Scoot. Hell yeah.

[@Potomacstud]

Gordon Clark , definitive role superbly delivered

[@MissPerriwinkle]

one of the best actors ever.

[@moeezS]

In Search Of A Midnight Kiss is one of my favourite films of all time. That email scene where he writes all of it and then deletes it was incredibly powerful. Look up that scene here ;)

[@metaparcel]

What an exceptional actor and individual.

[@JorgePerez-gj2iq]

Halt and catch fire, Narcos Mexico, Monsters. This is a great actor.

[@myhacuna]

big fan of Scoot in Narcos, great actor!

[@FlyingOverTr0ut]

Been living in my car for eight months to be a filmmaker.

[@crazyawesome222]

Update ?

[@sergiosaunier]

Sorry to hear that. Any improvements?

[@thezachmarsh]

We should make some films. I want to work with people who give a shit. You are clearly one of those people.

[@sb-di3of]

he died

[@MikeOzmun]

As much as it seems cold of his parents to not loan him money, look at him now. Look at the resolve it created within him to succeed. Moral of the story: if you want to be your best self, you gotta ween yourself off the teet of counting on others to provide for you.

[@guitourney]

So most of Hollywood actually

[@mitchmaniaify]

i wonder how many other people in that position just killed themselves and we never heard about them.

[@andrewpridmore1803]

@@mitchmaniaify or just gave up.... but you're probably not wrong

[@miggyshiggy]

This comment seems to assume his success was a forgone conclusion. Some people may have worse luck and end up permanently homeless or kill themselves or caught into drugs.

[@NIKONGUY1960]

Been homeless twice. Tried to borrow money from a family member, they said no. Things are so much better now because they said no. Hard work pays off. No shortcuts.

[@MANdoesminecraft]

Narcos: Mexico narrator.

[@barbaramelady110]

Amazing actor in Narcos oh goodness he play so well!!!!

[@steveconn]

He's so cool. Just walked away with the Jamie Foxx movie Sleepless.

[@luisvelez8096]

Scoot is awesome in Narcos Mexico!

[@tonywords6713]

hes awesome in Frank and Killing Them Softly. only know him for those two and they're both "bit" parts for the most part (hes prominent in KTS but its really an ensemble) but he really adds a lot to both movies despite being small part of a larger story

[@talkswithvigy7860]

This is one talented human, he should start a school of acting and help others! His performance Im true detective is legendary 🔥

[@andreaandrea6716]

It just struck me, as I lost the sentence after Scoot said; "..and I'm gonna work my aahBLEEP off..." (there was no bleep, but 'ass' was silenced) ... that AMERICA IS THE WEIRDEST COUNTRY ON THE PLANET; you can carry a gun and shoot people but you can't swear. Perhaps we should reverse that. Swearing is a way of letting off steam. If we stopped living in a pressure cooker (a culture that doesn't allow for that), there might be FEWER reasons to shoot people.

[@TheJakeChandler]

Agreed, however it's because of KZbin's new policy as of the past year or so. They started not letting videos with excessive swearing (or almost any really) be featured/recommended, so all the creators who normally don't care about censoring their words were forced to choose between either start bleeping/censoring stuff at least some, or risk not being featured/recommend and basically losing lots of money. KZbin has been really shitty towards creators over the past couple years with new policies.....and that's not even to mention the whole copyright strike fiasco.

[@chaosdream21]

agreeeeee

[@andreaandrea6716]

@@TheJakeChandler Thank you for explaining. It's rather fascist. At the very least, it's black and white thinking (not taking into consideration context and THE WAY IN WHICH a word IS USED), and just STUPID as bleeping/silencing does more to bring attention to a word than letting it get lost in the sentence. What is the copyright strike fiasco? (Dare I ask?) ... (If it's too complex for a simple explanation, can you point me in the direction?/where to look). Again, thanks.

[@anthonyvigil7567]

This guy needs to play as scout Horton if they make a movie about him

[@emiogawa86]

4:02 american parents are best.

[@cybrmeds9532]

This guy has a cyberpunk vibe.

[@HKT100]

theres hundreds of actors living out of thier cars atm.

[@anthonyvigil7567]

This guy has to play Scott Horton

[@adalmartinez3367]

He would have been great in Justified

[@Geeksmithing]

His neck wrinkles are intense.

[@mee2959]

love him in killing them softly!

[@stevenspenneberg7407]

I lived in my car in LA for three years. By choice. To save money. It was actually great.

[@travisinthetrunk]

I spent 3 weeks living in my car in Denver in the winter. I’d rather spend 3 years in my car in LA.

[@sergiosaunier]

I'm curious: what happened after that?

[@sunnyroadtrucker1717]

*He looks like he is still living in Car!* But hey he is a great Actor! I love his Work and Movies!

[@hryan19711]

Check out the podcast - The Greenman. So captivating he is a beautiful story teller.

[@Pw290222]

Please try and get Timothée Chalamet on your show

[@Luvie1980]

Go the comment section will be flooded with fangirls!!! 😒

[@joehera8311]

Really good in KILLING THEM SOFTLY

[@johnbrooke6867]

I kind of wonder about his parents logic here. Did Scoot burn bridges before they cut him off or were they just "sink or swim" style of parents? Lazy parenting to be honest. I don't really respect work ethic stories, anymore, because the hardest working people often get paid the least. He, also, seems like someone who has been abused far beyond what anyone should be expected to tolerate. I say this because he reminds me of guy who was wrongfully imprisoned and was vindictively put into the worst sort of solitary confinement. He survived and was eventually freed from prison and even compensated financially for the negligence that occurred. It made him a stronger person but it nearly killed him and obviously was an awful ordeal. What resonated with me was what he said about ego in regards to being too choosy about what work you are willing to take. Even that, though, can be a problem if we are presented with low paying jobs that are somewhat respectable versus high paying jobs where it's understood that you check your ethics at the door. Sometimes you SHOULD be choosy and sometimes you have to lower your standards. In his case it seemed to be merely about survival.

[@HadEnough745]

Is he wearing a toopy?

[@Baqsam]

_I think he just grew out his bangs from a heavily receded hairline..._