In Defense of Chalamet-ism

The culture war has come for Timothée Chalamet. Days before the Academy Awards, a clip went viral of Chalamet — nominated for best actor for his performance in Marty Supreme — telling a TV audience that he didn’t want to work in fields like ballet or opera: “things where it’s like, ‘Hey, keep this thing alive, even though no one cares about this anymore.’” He caught himself mid-sentence, adding with a laugh: “All respect to the ballet and opera people out there. I just took shots for no reason.”