21 Questions to Fall in Love with Paul Mescal

_Gladiator._ _Normal People._ _Aftersun._ And now _Hamnet._ Paul Mescal has become a vessel for our many ideas: of grief, lust, longing, masculinity, vulnerability. Whichever image you’ve cast upon Mescal, it is clear that we’ve been watching the first act of a leading man who doesn’t quite fit the old template. Here, GQ’s Adam Baidawi delves deeper with the Irish actor in a bid to establish a stronger, more intimate connection with the man behind the Hollywood facade. #PaulMescal #AdamBaidawi #GQ 00:00 - Paul Mescal opens up 01:14 - Given the choice of anyone in the world, who would you want to have over as a dinner guest? 01:55 - Do you ever struggle with how much exposure your job demands compared to how private you are in real life? 02:21 - Before making a telephone call, do you ever rehearse what you're going to say? Why? 03:11 - What would constitute a perfect day for you? 04:48 - When did you last sing to yourself? To someone else? 05:37 - If you were able to live to the age of 90 and retain either the mind or body of a 30-year-old for the last 60 years of your life, which would you want? 06:51 - Do you have a secret hunch about how you will die? 08:53 - Name three things you and your conversation partner appear to have in common 09:23 - For what in your life do you feel most grateful? 10:10 - If you could change anything about the way you were raised, what would it be? 11:22 - Take one minute and tell your life story in as much detail as possible 12