Matthew Broderick hat ein tolles Interview für the Advocate abgegeben. Über seinen Stellenwert als schwule Ikone (Torch Song Trilogy), seine Ehe mit einer weiteren schwulen Ikone (Sarah Jessica Parker) und seine Freundschaft mit 2 weiteren schwulen Ikonen (Nathan „The Birdcage“ Lane und Harvey „Torch Song Trilogy“ & „La Cage aux folles – Musical“ Fierstein).
Before Torch Song Trilogy, did anyone warn you of the potential perils of accepting a gay role so early in your career?
I had some agents telling me to be careful. I just thought it was a hilarious part and never worried about it. And to be totally honest, I hadn’t gotten any other jobs, so it was a really great job to get. When someone would mention to me, “But it’s a gay character, blah blah blah,” I was like, “Fuck you.” That play was a huge deal when it opened. It was one of the most exciting times of my career.[...]
So what’s it like to be married to such a huge gay icon?
It’s amazing. She always had a little bit of that quality even before Sex and the City. It’s an interesting phenomenon with women who cross over like that. There’s a bit of a gay community going on at our house, actually. There are a lot of people who help her get her stunning looks together, and I will say there’s a certain percentage of them who are not straight.[...]
Have you thought about how you might react if your 4-year-old son, James, ever came out as gay? Because with you and SJP as parents—
Yeah, he definitely has a good chance there. He likes singing and musical theater already. It’s all good, but I know it can be hard to be gay or different, and you always want your child to have everything perfectly easy, so I like to make sure he’s playing with a truck every now and then.
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Der Vollständigkeit halber sei noch einmal erwähnt: Matthew Broderick spielte in „Torch Song Trilogy“ auf der BÜHNE zunächst den schwulen Adoptivsohn. Im FILM dann den Liebhaber von Arnold / Harvey Fierstein.