Celebrity Scott Eastwood Explains Why His Agents Told Him Not to Star in Taylor Swift's 'Wildest Dreams' Video Scott Eastwood's agents didn't want him to be Taylor Swift's "boy toy" in a music video By Jordan Runtagh Jordan Runtagh Twitter Jordan Runtagh is an Executive Podcast Producer at iHeartRadio, where he hosts a slate of pop culture shows including Too Much Information, Inside the Studio, Off the Record and Rivals: Music's Greatest Feuds. Previously, he served as a Music Editor at PEOPLE and VH1.com. He's written about art and entertainment for more than a decade, regularly contributing to outlets like Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly, and appearing as a guest on radio and television. Over the course of his career, he's profiled the surviving Beatles, Brian Wilson, Aretha Franklin, Roger Waters, David Byrne, Pete Townshend, Debbie Harry, Quincy Jones, Brian May, Jerry Lee Lewis, James Taylor and many more. A graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, he lives in Brooklyn, where he can be found DJing '60s soul records. People Editorial Guidelines Published on August 5, 2016 01:40 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Scott Eastwood had movie and music fans swooning with his turn as a hunky matinee idol (not much of a stretch) in Taylor Swift‘s cinematic music video for “Wildest Dreams.” The 30-year-old actor told PEOPLE Now that the shoot was a “fantastic experience” – and one that his agents never wanted to occur. “None of my agents wanted me to do it, actually,” Eastwood revealed. “They said, ‘Oh, we don’t want you to do that! Why would you be Taylor Swift’s boy toy?’ And I said, ‘Why the hell not?'” Touché! He ultimately got his way, making a memorable contribution to the retro-tinged vid. These days Eastwood has been furthering his musical education with help from Suicide Squad costar Will Smith, who would lead the cast through sing-alongs both on and off set. “When you go to a place to lunch or a bar or something with [Smith], they’ll turn his music on almost immediately,” Eastwood explained. “There were a couple times we all went out and they did that.” Despite the attention, the former Fresh Prince was never anything less than sweet. “He’s the nicest, most gracious guy.”