Approach Quote by Mia Kirshner

There are sometimes concerns about being respectful with a gay character, and you either end up with a tiptoeing quality or an all-out cliche.

— Casey Wilson

I think it shouldn't matter at all what character people play, but of course there is a narrative that's very clear, that openly gay…

— Jonathan Bailey

being homosexual doesn't determine a man's whole character any more than being heterosexual does.

— Iris Murdoch

It's definitely my responsibility not to stereotype any character, but especially a gay character because of the misperceptions people still have about gays.

— Haaz Sleiman

If you have a character that doesn't have anything wrong with him, there's nothing funny about it. The idea of the straight man is…

— Will Arnett

You don't bring in a gay character as a way of commenting on gay issues. You have one there because he's real, and that's…

— Teju Cole

I love stories where sexuality is just part of the character, not the only thing about them.

— Megan Stalter

Creatively, I just like interesting characters. So straight, gay, or whatever - like, whatever, wherever the characters are coming from or their lifestyle.

— Dee Rees

A lot of times, gay characters are represented in unrealistic or stereotypical ways.

— Shannon Purser

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

People balk at the fact that I've played loads of gay characters. Maybe I have, but you know what? It doesn't matter.

— Freddie Fox

When we have gay characters on TV, they're just, kind of, gay for the sake of being gay. That's their personality. That's their whole…

— Ncuti Gatwa