In Hollywood it seems that you're considered gay until proven otherwise.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Hollywood is the definition of sexual discrimination.
You know, when you don't go on TV and talk about how many women you sleep with, some people in Hollywood, that are supposedly 'in the know,' start whispering that you're gay. If I were gay, I wouldn't be ashamed to admit it, but I'm not.
There's no Hollywood tradition of maybe not telling people that you're gay to protect your future ambitions. The YouTube world is a little unprecedented. I think what people are seeing is that the more true to yourself you are, the more an audience will connect with you.
You can't be an openly gay movie star. You can't be an openly gay pop star, really - minus Ricky Martin.
Lying about one's sexuality seems to be one of the ridiculous rules of what constitutes being a Hollywood movie star. Obviously, my own experience of working and continuing to work as an out gay actor is exactly that - working as an actor and not as a movie star. I don't think the two are the same.
Even now, there are young actors who want careers as romantic leading men, and the best thing is not to reveal you're gay.
People just assume that if you're famous, you're in Hollywood.
My films might have been queer - because I was - but they were not gay.
I get told a lot that I'm kind of carving my own path. That there are not many actors who are out and are able to play straight and gay, and everyone's OK with it.
I was told that if I wanted to be a leading man in Hollywood, I couldn't possibly be thought of as gay.