“Eu só não quero interpretar personagens heterossexuais”, afirma protagonista gay de Prison Break

O ator Wentworth Miller, que ganhou notoriedade por ser o protagonista de Prison Break, revelou nesta semana que não pretende mais interpretar personagens heterossexuais. Com isso, fãs da série não poderão mais vê-lo atuar como Michael Scofield em uma das séries de mais sucesso.

“Estou fora. De PB [Prison Break]. Oficialmente. Não por causa de ofensas nas redes sociais (embora isso tenha centrado a questão). Eu só não quero interpretar personagens heterossexuais. As histórias deles foram contadas (e contadas). Então. Não há mais Michael. Se você era fã da série esperando por temporadas adicionais… Eu entendo que isso é decepcionante. Eu sinto muito. Se você está incomodado porque se apaixonou por um homem hétero fictício interpretado por um gay na vida real… Isso é obra sua“, explicou o galã de 48 anos, que assumiu sua homossexualidade em 2013.

“Foi divertido, companheiro. Que viagem que foi. Apoio totalmente e entendo seu raciocínio. Que bom que você tomou esta decisão por sua saúde e sua verdade. Continue com as postagens… Te amo irmão“, comentou o ator Dominic Purcell, intérprete de Lincoln, irmão mais velho de Miller na trama.

 

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So many messages of support and encouragement… Thank you. I’m taking it in. I only hope – thru my acting/writing, what I share online – that energy is returned in some way/shape/form… I didn’t anticipate my previous post going so far, so fast, and feel motivated to offer a follow-up… Am I saying gay actors (gay men, specifically) should only play gay parts? No. I was speaking for myself. At this point in my life/career, it’s what feels interesting, inspiring, right. That said, do I want to see more gay parts played by gay actors? Yes. It makes a difference performance-wise (IMO), but also bec straight actors playing “gay” centers straightness. Doesn’t matter if they’re “acting” – I still know what I’m looking at. (Does this dynamic exist on a spectrum with porn genres like “gay-for-pay” and the prioritization/fetishization of straight/”masc” men over gay/”femme” men in the gay community? Conversations for another time.) PB was challenging, onscreen and off. Did anyone involved tell me, explicitly, to bury my gayness for the show’s sake? No. Had I already received enough messaging from Hollywood/the larger culture/the schools I went to/my family of origin such things go unspoken lest you risk punishment, losing rights/privileges? Yes. One of the ironies of the closet is I became my own jailer. “Prison Break” indeed. (I’ve said it before – the universe has a sense of humor.) I haven’t spent my career on “Pose” and “Looking.” Didn’t work out that way. What I’ve done is a lot of action-adventure, and that’s come with a diverse fanbase. Within that is a homophobic subgroup and their shit’s been washing up on my shore. They dig “Michael” but have a problem with me. It’s got that “Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin” energy. They’d prefer I keep quiet, dial it down. Don’t Remind Them. No. My gayness was largely erased (by me, for starters) in the first decades of my career. It is my want, now, to center it in a way that cannot be missed by myself or anyone else. – W.M. 🏳️‍🌈

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