“(I would) have eight friends over, and we would just watch Ru,” Garfield said.
He then detailed how he has been trying to get into the right mindset to take on the part, which was about “doing honour, doing justice and knowing my herstory”, adding that every Sunday he would invite friends over to watch reality series RuPaul’s Drag Race. Maybe I’ll have an awakening later in my life, which I’m sure will be wonderful and I’ll get to explore that part of the garden, but right now I’m secluded to my area.” The 33-year-old actor made the remark during a Q&A panel about his role as Prior Walter in the London production of Angels In America, during which he discussed his preparation for playing a gay man on stage.Īccording to Gay Times magazine, the Hacksaw Ridge actor said: “As far as I know, I am not a gay man. Andrew Garfield has sparked major backlash with his admission that he’s a “gay man right now, just without the physical act”.
