Stanley Tucci spoke up in defense of straight actors playing gay characters, so long as it’s done “the right way,” and doesn’t slip into stereotypes.
, a character who was gay, but whose sexuality wasn’t really a major point in the movie.
When asked about the question of straight actors taking these roles, Tucci said, “Obviously, I think that’s fine. I’m always very flattered when gay men come up to me and talk about, and they say, ‘It was just so beautiful. You did it the right way.’” Tucci did acknowledge that straight actors playing gay characters is often not done “the right way,” but argued, “An actor is an actor is an actor. You’re supposed to play different people. You just are, that’s the whole point of it.”
In recent years there have been increased calls for more inclusive casting when it comes to having queer actors play queer characters. Those calls definitely shot up around, which was generally well received by critics, but did garner some criticism over the casting of Tucci and Firth., “I think that acting is all about not being yourself. If we were to use that as a template, then we would only ever play ourselves. I think what we need to do, we need to give more gay actors opportunities.
Still, other straight actors who have played gay characters have staked firm stances on the other side. Darren Criss, for instance, who played gay men on
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