21 Actors Who Weighed In On The “Straight Actors Playing LGBTQ+ Characters” Discussion
buzzfeed.comHe continued, "The whole point of Philadelphia was don't be afraid. One of the reasons people weren't afraid of that movie is that I was playing a gay man.
We're beyond that now, and I don't think people would accept the inauthenticity of a straight guy playing a gay guy. It's not a crime, it's not boohoo, that someone would say we are going to demand more of a movie in the modern realm of authenticity.
Do I sound like I'm preaching? I don't mean to."On theReign with Josh Smith podcast, he said, "In regards to my tweets, I just think that there's a danger with things on social media.
In the cast, I'm 18, and we have a few people in their early 20s and even with those older members of the cast, we're all so young, and to start speculating about our sexualities and maybe pressuring us to come out when maybe we're not ready.
