 Re: Straight Actors Playing Homosexual Roles | |
To quote Sanford Meisner here..."Acting is the ability to live truthfully under the given imaginary circumstances."
As far as doing a homoerotic scene, the actors just do it. If they have such a strong aversion to homosexual contact that they become physically ill, they simply won't get the part. But, this is much the same as someone who would become ill at the thought of doing violence, being naked in public or giving speeches. In short, it's just acting.
By way of example, I worked on an unfortunately (in my opinion) short lived sitcom called "Courting Alex" and there was a scene where the lead actress had a romantic moment with her 'boyfriend'. I remember when I saw the scene play, I thought to myself "man, I'd love it if a woman would look at me that way...wow" and then the director called cut.
She turned that love off like a lightswitch.
But, she's a pro. As such, we watch her act because she can make the imaginary come to life and she does it so well she even had me going...and I was working on the show at the time! The same holds true for the straight actors playing homosexual roles...they're professionals and they're good at what they do.
Great question by the by, hope this helps!
Last edited by Billy1970 : 03-05-2007 at 05:16 AM.
Reason: typos...*sigh*
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