R176, Sometimes celebs address the issue, just not explicitly. Remember Garfield got testy when asked about dating Emma Stone, during Spiderman press tours. And being Spiderman has given him certain cachet, to leading roles in Mel Gibson and Scorsese's passion projects!
The truth is, asking people to open up, be vulnerable, and lie ALONE in the bed they make - is easier from our side than theirs. When Michael Sam failed, he stood alone. When Everett or Mckellen advised against coming out for their juniors, everyone goes into denial - but you can't solve the problem of "straight = lower-risk" in the eyes of studio execs and producers who pitch and hire actors for projects.
We need more LGBT-friendly powers like JJ Abrams. More producers overall creating LGBT contents, at higher, more entertaining qualities (than Freeheld, Stonewall!) so straights cross-over to watch like they did with Birdcage and Brokeback. And start adding gay characters to family movies and superhero franchise! -- You feel like the culture is hostile to you? Yes. I’m not accepted. None of us are accepted in this culture. We’re only accepted if we are … well, name it.
Successful? White.
White, famous, heterosexual ... ... Handsome, charming, charismatic, thin-enough eyebrows to be beautiful, but thick enough to still be masculine. We are told constantly we’re not enough, we’re told constantly that we don’t have enough, we’re told constantly that we’ll never be enough. It’s that dangling-carrot thing.
That was my experience with the Spider-Man thing. It’s like, "Oh, fuck, my life is now great!" But in fact, I’m still fucked up in my own ways, and insecure, and scared, and don’t really know who I am. Celebrity is the new religion, as far as I can see, along with money, power, status. It’s all the same umbrella — the seductive forces of evil, really.
It’s the only religion where you can both worship a god and aspire to be a god, too. There’s something also beautiful about aspiration, and when there’s someone who's a true aspirational figure. The person that comes to mind is Kendrick Lamar — I believe that what he's doing is soulful and authentic to who he is. He’s being vulnerable, he’s being openhearted, and it feels like he’s being himself and he’s not playing any game of hide-and-seek or, “I’ll show you these parts and I’ll call them authentic.”
Everyone has made themselves into a commodity with Facebook, Twitter — with all of these things, you’re commodifying your life every time you post an Instagram picture.
What are you worried about risking? If you tell people what you think about world issues, is that a risk to your celebrity? That’s the thing. My priority is the work, and the work is dependent on people not knowing very much about me. So where’s the balance? Where’s the line that I have to walk, and we all have to walk? Because I do want to make a difference in the world, I really do, and that’s a really cheesy thing to want.