Andrew Scott has given further insight into why he dislikes the term “openly gay”.
Over the last few years, the beloved talent has garnered critical acclaim for his role as Adam in the film All of Us Strangers and as the “hot priest” in Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s comedy-drama Fleabag.
In addition to his captivating acting performances, Scott has earned praise for being an open book about his sexuality following his coming out announcement in 2013.
“Of course, it’s part of my make-up, but I don’t want to trade on it. I am a private person. I think that’s important if you’re an actor,” he told The Independent at the time.
While Scott has continued to embrace his sexuality across various interviews, he has also expressed his grievances with how the media covers LGBTQIA+ actors.
During a January appearance on Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter, the beloved talent pitched the idea of no longer using the term “openly gay”.
“Here me out, it’s an expression that we actually only ever hear in the media. You’re never at a party, and you say, ‘This is my openly gay friend,'” he explained to Colman Domingo, Paul Giamatti, Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo, and Jeffrey Wright.
In a recent interview with Variety, Scott shared further insight into his aforementioned comments and the double standard regarding the questions gay actors are asked compared to straight actors.
“It’s wonderful to be able to talk about sexuality in an open way,” he explained. “But I do feel sometimes, other people – and by other people, I mean straight people – don’t have to explain or talk about their sexuality every time they go to work.”
The Spectre actor went on to say that the term “openly gay” makes it seem as if he’s being “defiant” by just being who is adding: “Be open about it? Why wouldn’t you be open about it?”
While Scott expressed support for the use of “out,” he described the word “openly” as “a little loaded.”
Elsewhere in his interview, the Sherlock star reflected on the recent press coverage for All of Us Strangers and Ripley and how it seems like he only discusses the difficulties he faces as a gay man.
“Sometimes I find it hard when you’re doing press because I feel so joyful and so emancipated,” he explained.
“It seems like I always want to talk about the difficulties that I have with being gay, when actually, it’s the greatest joy of my life.”
Scott’s recent interview comes a few weeks after he announced his role in the new erotic audio series, The Queen’s Guard.
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