Syndes der er utrolig sejt at Gale Harold har haft nogle ret så store roller i Vanished som Agent Graham Kelton, Desperate Housewives som Jackson Vranddock, Hellvats som Julian Parrish, The Secret Circle som Charless Meade og Defiance som Connor Lang. der er en del Science Fiction og Drama i det han har spillet med i. ud over det har han også medvirket i rigtig populære serier som CSI New York og Greys Anatomy for uden Desperate Housewives som alle tre er serierne der er ret så godt kendte.
Der ligger nogle rigtig gode portrætter af Gale Harold over hele nettet, men mit favorit er dem er fra nycastings.com som har spurt ind til blandt andet hans gay skuespil i Queer As Folk og hvordan han kunne spille ret godt. Gale Harold giver selvfølgelig nogle sjove og gode svar som jeg syndes der er værd at læse vis man har ham som en favorit skuespiller som mig.
Det omtalte portræt;
What was the audition like for "Queer As Folk?”
“When that audition happened, I had already decided to leave Los Angeles. I hadn't decided where I was headed but it was going to be either Chicago or New York. I couldn't decide which because I had $5 to my name. The cart was definitely before the horse.
Vanished; Gale Harold helt til højre |
There were a series of callbacks which required a haircut (I think), and the purchase of a suit I couldn't afford. The callback and test process was a nail-biter. The strangeness of performing in a boardroom environment surrounded by executives was so intense I might as well have been walking through a remake of the video for ASHES TO ASHES by David Bowie. And that was only slightly less bizarre than an actor who was testing for the character of Michael telling me he wasn't going to kiss me just before we went into the room. Had he even read the scene? We'll never know...”
Once you had the part, what type of research did you do to portray the selfish, gay Brian Kinney?
“I had enough gay friends to have taken a few spins through the happy bars of San Francisco (where I lived for almost nine years) and Los Angeles. And I grew up in Atlanta. I'd worked and lived in mid-town for a few years, so a lot of the 'social' research was already done.
The Unit; Gale Harold (næsten ikke til at kende) |
Brian Kinney was a very strong character to bring to American television at the time. Did you have any fears or thoughts that people around the globe would say you're not properly portraying a gay man?
“Hell no! Well, I say that now with the benefit of hindsight. Seriously, at the time I was just a naive hetero thinking that all gay men would slap me on the back and say "right on". I was basically unfazed by gay culture as I understood it. But I hadn't even scratched the surface of what it means to grow up and survive being gay in America. In the 13 years since QAF hit America, much has changed. Thank goodness for that. But honestly, I was not prepared for the affect that role would have. I probably thought that because I was a serious devotee of Burroughs, and Cocteau, and Genet, I had a deep understanding of gay culture. I wasn't even close! And I definitely wasn't prepared for the backlash I got from those who saw me as an unwelcome trespasser.”
Did you at any point feel uncomfortable when having such intimate scenes with other men?
The Secret Circle; Gale Harold i forgrunden somCharless Meade |
What's your advice to actors who will be doing same-sex scenes for the first time?
“Tricky question. I'm no expert. All I can say is that if you are fortunate enough to be playing a character who is developed enough that you can mine his or her identity-which isn't always the case-decide what or how the character behaves before and after sex. Basic. And then be yourself. Kiss well and passionately (if that makes sense), and move like you mean it!”
Anything else you'd like to say?
“Stay tuned!”
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