Profile in Courage

HE to commentariat: Who’s the present-day cancelled actor Glenn Powell was afraid to be photographed with? What actor has a totally toxic reputation? Either way, how did Powell, 37, manage to grow this kind of cast-iron backbone?

How would Powell have responded if he’d met Dalton Trumbo at a Hollywood party in 1957?

Trumbo: “Hey, Glenn…nice to meet ya.” Powell: “Dalton! Love your work, man! Kitty Foyle, Gun Crazy, The Brave One, Roman Holiday.” (A photographer comes up, attempts to snap the two of them.) Powell: “Holy shit!”…ducks out of the frame, runs away in a crouch position.