But his Mormon father had run off to marry his own first cousin, leaving behind a wife and three children. It was hard, he said, because he loved the church.
If you want to have fun with Asian stereotypes, hire a genius like Burt Kwouk. Should Mickey Rooney be running around with cartoonish buck teeth and thick glasses mocking Asians in Breakfast at Tiffany’s? That’s a bit much.
So what if a Jew plays an Italian or an Italian plays an Indian or an Indian plays an Irishman? As long as the portrayal is respectful, who cares? To typecast them as who they already are is absurd. What I wonder, though, is why is this considered the one exception? Why is the only identity exception homosexuality? Why can straight guys play gay guys, but Aaron Sorkin caught heat for casting Javier Bardem as Ricky Ricardo? Apparently, Bardem was the wrong kind of Hispanic or something.Īctors are supposed to play characters and roles different from themselves. I shut it off after 2.5 hours, and there were 3.5 hours left to go! Obviously, I knew all about Warhol’s homosexuality in advance, but this dreadful documentary, the latest piece of shit from producer Ryan Murphy, was only interested in his sexuality. Just last night, because he was a complicated genius and a fascinating man, I made the mistake of tuning into Netflix’s new documentary about Andy Warhol.
#ANDREW GARFIELD GAY VIDEO TV#
Every time I make the mistake of tuning into a contemporary TV show or movie, someone’s being gay. What else is there to play anymore? Everyone’s gay. You can see why, in 2022 America, a straight actor would want access to portraying homosexuals. It’s the only thing that’s going to save us right now. It’s what we need most as a culture, and it’s beautiful. Because I’m not willing to support the death of empathic imagination. So, the two separate conversations have to happen simultaneously. But the other is about empathic imagination, and if we only allow people to be cast as exactly who they are, it’ll be the death of it. Because we should want a world in which no matter your sexual orientation, your color or your heritage, everyone gets a fair whack. One is about equality of opportunity, and I’m completely in on that. “I think it’s two different conversations getting conflated,” Garfield said in an interview with the Telegraph: