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‘DIFFICULT TO STICK TO YOUR PRINCIPLES IN HOLLYWOOD’ A
merican actor Alison Brie (left) says in order to continue getting acting jobs in Hollywood, one has had to sacrifice their principles sometimes. The 34-year-old actor says things get difficult, especially for a newcomer, as they do not have the option to reject the type of roles being offered to them, reported The Independent.
“No one wants to be out of work! Certainly, when you’re just starting out, it’s hard to say no to things, particularly when no one knows who you are. You need to build a resume before you can be picky. There’s a risk of never doing anything if you say no too many times the doors stop opening for you at all. So it can be scary,” says Brie.
The actor adds that one can always hope to draw inspiration from one of the characters they end up portraying. “You can find values in roles that you may have thought would not be valuable. As a woman, of course, you want to play meaty roles. I’ve learnt a lot from roles that seem less interesting on the surface, but that poses a bigger challenge to me and I end up growing as an actor,” she says.
Singer-actor Ricky Martin (above) is playing the role of Gianni Versace’s longtime love Antonio D’Amico in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, and says that he always wanted to play a gay character.
This is Martin’s first role as a gay man since he himself came out in 2010. He says the series addresses the issue of homophobia and indifference the gay community faces, reported Entertainment Weekly.
“It’s a story that needs to be told. We’re going to go mainstream with a story that talks about homophobia, that talks about hate, that talks about indifference. It’s so raw and honest and so dramatic and sad. But at the same time, you show the love of Gianni and Antonio and 15 years of struggling, fighting. It’s something that I really wanted to be loud about,” Martin says.
The 45-year-old says playing D’Amico took him back in time when he was struggling to open up about his sexual orientation. “It is special because I’m speaking on behalf of a lot of people that can’t be heard. There was a scene where Gianni is weak and almost falling on the beach and I touch him and he goes, ‘Don’t touch me! Paparazzi!’ You don’t understand. That took me back to eight years ago when I was in the closet and it just moved me,” he says.