Paul Mescal Reflects On Saoirse Ronan’s Viral Comments About Women’s Safety: “Hit The Nail On The Head”
deadline.comPaul Mescal addressed that viral moment on The Graham Norton Show alongside colleague and friend Saoirse Ronan, where the actress brought attention to safety concerns women everywhere face on the daily.
During an appearance on Patrick Kielty’s The Late Late Show, the Gladiator II star said he wasn’t surprised at the comment taking over social media discourse, praising Ronan for pointing out the dual standard. “As you said, you’re on a talk show like this and you’re kind of just talking, but I’m not surprised that the message received as much attention that it got because it’s a massively important [one],” the Normal People star explained.
He continued, “She’s quite often — more often than not — the most intelligent person in the room, and I think she was spot-on, hit the nail on the head.
And it’s also good that messages like that are gaining traction. That’s the sort of conversation we should be having on a daily basis.” Last month, Mescal and Ronan appeared sofa-side on the British talk show alongside Denzel Washington and Eddie Redmayne.
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