Andrew Scott, TV Actor Not Happy with The Gay Label But He Never Complaint About The Straight Label!
I don't like a label as the next gay man but the truth is whether we accept it or not, the people most uncomfortable with labels use it all the time and most of the time without realizing it. Whether is for ingredients on a dish or another human being hobby or life. I had a guy asked me if i was gay looking a little surprised. I said, "Yes, I'm gay!" Then I ask him, are you gay? He responded by telling me he does not like labels and he was much more than that. I responded by saying we are all much more than gay, being gay is like being allergic to nuts but not to peanuts. But I can see you use labels with others. He laughed. You are not expected to be. an activist because you are gay but without the fights in which we defended who we are, we would not have gay marriage and many of the civil and human rights we have fought with some of our lives. We have not won yet and we will suffer setbacks but I do hope I see that day in which gay or straight labels will be canned forever. Not There Yet!
TV star Andrew Scott has said being referred to as "openly gay", "implies defiance I don't feel."
The Irish actor, best known for his roles in Sherlock and as "the hot priest", in Fleabag, believes the term does not reflect who he is.
"You're never described as openly gay at a party," he told British GQ Magazine.
"'This is my openly gay friend Darren'... [or] 'She's openly Irish'," he added.
Scott played the forbidden love of interest of Phoebe Waller-Bridge's title character in series two of Fleabag and said his sexuality made no difference to his ability to play the role.
"Sexuality isn't something you can cultivate, particularly," added Scott, who first found global fame starring as crime lord Jim Moriarty, opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock.
"It isn't a talent. You believe the relationship, that's my job."
Forty-two-year-old Scott was recently spotted handing out drinks to theatre-goers outside the London stage production of the popular BBC Three series over the weekend, alongside its writer and star.
He also spoke of his great love of theatre, having completed a recent run of Noel Coward's Present Laughter at the Old Vic.
"You direct yourself. Of course, there's a director, but in the auditorium, if you feel the audience is getting a little coughy, you've got to think 'Well, it's my job to get them back'."
Scott was recently honored with the standout performance prize at the GQ Men of the Year Awards 2019.
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