Glen Powell knows he seems to be everywhere right now — but he makes no apologies for it.
“I find that being hard working, it’s something I really admire in my colleagues and other people,” Powell tells Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast. “I mean, work ethic is something, especially when you’re on a film set and you have all these people kind of investing in something, I love that quality. At the same time, I think people are worried about me. But I’m fine. I’m having a blast.”
Powell spoke to the Awards Circuit Podcast about his Hulu series “Chad Powers,” which earned high critical marks for its story about a washed-up former college football star who concocts a way to recapture his glory back on the field at a new school, via heavy disguise. Given his successful theatrical career, it might be surprising that Powell had the time to star in and executive produce a TV show — but “Chad Powers” played into his passions.
“I’m getting to co-create a show with one of my my great friends, and live in a world that I really love,” he says. “The world of college football is something that anybody who knows me knows, I’m a massive fan. I’m getting to work with a very deep bench of some of the most talented actors in Hollywood, and I’m having a great time. So I’m not burnt out. I’m getting to do all that, and my friends and my family get to visit the set,so I really don’t feel like I’m missing out on anything. I have this stretch coming up where I’m going to take a bit of a break. But it’s not a break because I’m burnt out. I’m not going to work for the sake of working, but I work because of all the things I love, I really do care about.”
