Hamish Linklater Says Gen V’s Burned-Man Scene Was a Nightmare — I’ve Changed a Lot of Diapers but Not Like This
Hamish Linklater, who appears in Prime Video’s Gen V, said he didn’t enjoy filming a scene involving a burned man. The moment clearly stuck with him, and he summed it up in a memorable line.
Burned man scene
Linklater has described the scene as unpleasant. In public remarks, he made it clear the sequence was not something he enjoyed filming.
For clarity: the scene involved a character who was burned. Linklater’s reaction to shooting it has been reported in interviews and coverage of the show.
The quote
He summed up his feeling about the moment with the line: “Linklater has changed a lot of diapers but not like this.” That exact wording has been repeated in reporting about his reaction.
About Gen V
Gen V is a Prime Video spinoff of The Boys. Hamish Linklater appears in that series. The burned man scene is part of the show’s storyline and production.
In short, Linklater reported that the scene was unpleasant, and he used that specific quip to describe it. That is what we know so far.
