Character Quote by Jonathan Bailey

The playing ground is so uneven, and there have been so many straight characters for such a long time, and so many gay actors…

— Stephanie Beatriz

I think, in general, straight actors should be able to play queer roles just as much as queer actors should be able to play…

— Keiynan Lonsdale

I think, almost, the film industry thinks that by making gay characters super masculine, it's an attempt at saying being gay is OK if…

— Josie Totah

I think it's very important that, you know, gay actors get to play gay characters.

— Dustin Lance Black

I've never played a gay character on screen, so that would be interesting. I've never played a gay character, and that would fascinate me…

— Eddie Marsan

I don't think there is a guy that played more gay characters than I have done in my life.

— Antonio Banderas

A lot of straight actors are actively searching for gay roles because it is something different to do.

— Rupert Everett

So the fact that a lot of straight men have gone on to play iconic gay roles and to be lauded for that is…

— Jonathan Bailey

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…

— Mia Kirshner

I feel like, for so many years in the industry, LGBT-identifying actors were told to play small or water themselves down or 'butch it…

— Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

For a long time we have just seen caricatures of gay characters. I honestly would not have done such roles unless I was sure…

— Arjun Mathur

As an actor, it was important to me to play gay characters because, growing up, it was something I never really saw done on…

— Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman