A question I get asked a lot is 'What is it like to play the straight guy all the time?' And I'm totally okay with it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
People say: 'Why do you want to play the straight man?' Well, it's because he gets to be in every scene.
I enjoy my relationship with straight men. It's very nurturing. It's very validating to hang out with straight guys and be accepted. So many of us, we were not accepted when we were younger by straight persons in high school.
For all the boredom the straight life brings, it's not too bad.
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.
Every character I play is straight, which is unique, my agent says, because it's not really been done before that someone who is completely out is able to play straight roles.
A lot of straight people think I'm nuts.
The way I approach the character isn't about being gay or straight. It's just about who you love. Gender has very little to do with it.
I don't really have a lot of fun playing just straight good guys. It's not my thing. It's like Tom Hanks territory.
If you have a character that doesn't have anything wrong with him, there's nothing funny about it. The idea of the straight man is very important. But I'd rather it be somebody else, because it's not as fun.
I am an honest, straight guy.