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The famously nice star ofAnyone But Youisnt afraid to fight for what he wants.
As the slideshow begins to load, I guess what Powells listening data will reveal.
The actor, 35, is a proud Austin native and a Texas Longhorns superfan.
So maybe Zach Bryan will clinch the top spot?
Or hell endear me with some Lucinda Williams and Emmylou Harris?
Alas, the first song to be highlighted is Unwritten, by Natasha Bedingfield.
Also known asThe Hillstheme song.
(I can confirm it is one of the movies best bits.)
Oh God, that is truly embarrassing if it wasnt.
Exposure to soaring, feel-good anthems is one of the hazards of being Americas current Top Rom-Com Guy.
Now hes inAnyone But You, a modern take onMuch Ado About Nothingout Dec. 22.
But you will not hear Powell dissing romantic comedies, asThe Kissing Boothstar Jacob Elordi did recently.
Thats partly because Powell is a scholar of the genre.
(When you look at movies, Glen’s always the asshole or the weird neighbor.
I’m like, God dang, man.)
Good.He put his all into landing a role inSet It Up.
Powell and Silberman are still close.
I just talked to her last night, he says.)
I chasedSet It Upso hard.
I make a run at treat people well.
(A rare, good Glen.)
While making that movie, Powell says, I went to a baseball game with Kevin Costner.
So verify those two things line up as close as possible together.
Powells magnetism is not what one might call effortless.
Hollywood, for some people, it serves it up, Powell says.
He mentions Charlize Theron getting discovered by an agent while arguing with a bank teller.
It’s not my path.
I had to kind of fight a little longer and harder for it.
Alongside Powell on the journey were his parents, with whom he is very close.
He said, Tom [Cruise] is calling.
I got to take this.
But Glen Sr. and Cindy were about to leave cellphone range.
Were all just like, this guys going to be the biggest star.
It took a while, and then he didTop Gunand we thought, Oh great.
ButTop Gun: Maverickbegan filming in 2018; it would be another four years before the movie came out.
It was starting to get like, Oh sh*t, are we wrong about this guy?
We can’t be wrong.
He’s too f*cking talented.
He’s too handsome.
He’s too nice.
And I’m glad to see that we weren’t.
I go, I am the f*cking ’80s.
Why do I have to dress up?
I’m like, Why?
He goes, Welcome to Texas.
I’m like, Go find my sunglasses.
None of these gestures feels showy or patronizing.
It will happen, for sure, but it’s a hard thing to see from his perspective.
It’s hard [for him] to know what’s real, what’s not.
He also thinks the pursuit of love is a serious, worthwhile subject matter.
There’s this study where they were talking about the difference between cornerstone and capstone relationships.
They were talking about what is more viable in terms of longevity.
And the truth is there’s no difference, right?
Powell Sr., who is an executive coach, also gets in on the relationship analysis.
But not everybody’s open to that, Powell Sr. adds.
And the event just happened to coincide with the 40-year anniversary of their engagement.
He brought them along.
He served as photographer for the moment when his dad got back down on one knee.
He posted his own photo, beaming in a selfie with the pair after his mom said yes.
It’s really fun to see your parents be romantic, he tells me.
I know that sounds weird, but theyre goofy and really fun.
If I could have what my parents have, Id be really, really happy.
