Colin firth gay roles
Colin Firth received a foremost actor Oscar nod for his role as a grieving gay professor in Tom Ford's 'A Single Man,' but he acknowledges that his performance did nothing to help gay actors land the plum roles, gay or straight, in Hollywood.
Firth told reporters at the movie's UK premiere that a gay actor coming out in Hollywood faces professional risks that may not be worth taking.
"There might be risks for a gay actor coming out," he said. "The politics of that are quite complex, it seems to me.
"If you're known as a straight guy, playing a gay role, you get rewarded for that. If you're a gay man and you want to play a straight role, you don't get cast -- and if a gay bloke wants to play a gay role now, you don't get cast.
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Colin Firth shares thoughts on straight actors playing gay characters: ‘What undertake I know about this person’s life?’
Colin Firth has shared his thoughts on whether straight actors should play gay characters after starring as part of a gay couple on Supernova.
The actor, 60, stars alongside Stanley Tucci, 59, in Supernova, playing a musician and a novelist who embark on a road trip as one of them struggles with the onset of dementia.
Colin told Attitude magazine that he doesn’t have a ‘final position’ on whether straight actors should grab on gay characters.
He explained: ‘I don’t have a final position on this. I think the interrogate is still alive. It’s something I take really seriously, and I gave it a lot of thought before doing this.
‘Whenever I take on anything, I think it’s an insufferable presumption. I don’t really feel I contain the right to perform the character.
‘That’s always the starting point. What perform I know about this person’s life? How can I presume to verb foot in this person’s lived experience, let alone try to represent it?’
Colin has previous
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Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci have thrown their hats into the ring regarding the topic surrounding straight actors playing gay roles.
The celebrated stars got candid about the matter in an interview with Attitude ahead of their upcoming film Supernova in which they play a gay couple on a road trip in the Lake District of the United Kingdom.
&#;I don&#;t have a final position on this,&#; Firth said. &#;I ponder the question is still alive. It&#;s something I take really seriously, and I gave it a lot of thought before doing this.&#;
The British-born actor has previously played gay in the Tom Ford directed film A Single Man for which he earned an Oscar nomination.
&#;Whenever I take on anything, I think it&#;s an insufferable presumption,&#; he added. &#;I don&#;t really perceive I have the right to play the character. That&#;s always the starting point. What do I know about this person&#;s life? How can I presume to set foot in this person&#;s lived experience, let alone verb to represent it?&#;
Tucci also has a history in playing gay roles which he famou