working around my schedule so I could do it. I’m so bummed I can’t be at FilmOut for the screening since I’ll be on tour then. What was it like to work with Randy Harrison? You two are adorable together. Thank you! We knew each other socially before working on the
movie. He has a great sense of play and is very funny. So much of it is instinct and he has a great instinct for comedy. It’s a different side of him than the serious, angsty guy he played onQueer as Folk. Plus, he’s super cute and I have a thing for blondes, so it was really easy for me to hop into bed with him (laughs). You’ve directed a few films now. Do you prefer directing, acting or doing both simultaneously? I love directing quite a bit, I have to say. I hope to do more of it but
I don’t think I will ever stop acting. Directing makes one a better actor. It flexes all your storytelling muscles. Timing and pacing is everything as a director. Doing Buyer & Cellar in New York I found myself thinking more as a director, since it’s a one-man show. We can’t wait to see you inBuyer & Cellar in L.A.! (The play will run Wednes- day, July 9 through Sunday, August 17 at the Mark Taper Forum.) How has the experience been for you? It’s been a great surprise and wonderful. When the script came
my way, my representation didn’t like the idea of me being off-Broadway and missing TV pilot season but I thought it could be a big hit. And it was! It was great. I think it’s going to play like gangbusters in L.A. too. You were classically trained at Julliard. Do you miss doing Shakespeare or more dramatic work? I do, I really do. There’s a company in New York called the Red Bull
Theatre and I get my Shakespeare fix doing readings with them. I was doing a Jacobean play when the casting director forUgly Betty was in the audience, so a lot of my success is due to my classical background. You said in an Advocate interview a few years ago that you prefer the term queer for yourself rather than gay or bi. Do you still prefer queer today? That’s still the closest term for how I feel. I’ve been in a relation-
ship with a dude, though, for five-and-a-half years. Where do you call home today: New York, L.A. or your native Texas? I always miss New York City whenever I leave there after about 15 minutes, so that’s definitely home for me.
IN ADDITION TOSUCH GOOD PEOPLE, A NUMBER OF FILMS WILL BE MAKING THEIR CALIFORNIA
PREMIERES AT THE 16TH ANNUAL FILMOUT SAN DIEGO LGBT
FILM FESTIVAL FRIDAY, MAY 30 THROUGH SUNDAY, JUNE 1:
BOY MEETS GIRL A poignant coming-of-age comedy
set in Kentucky and centering on three 20-somethings whose paths cross, one of them a gorgeous Trans girl.
LILTING
A Chinese-Cambodian mother grieving the death of her closeted son finds her life further disrupted when his partner shows up on her doorstep. Out actor Ben Whishaw (the new “Q” inSkyfall and
upcoming James Bond movies) plays the partner.
WAITING IN THE WINGS: THE MUSICAL
Lee “Catwoman” Meriwether, Shirley
Jones, Sally Struthers andBlue Lagoonhot- tie Christopher Atkins make appearances in this comedy about a male stripper and a naïve musical-theatre enthusiast who are erroneously cast in one another’s proper venues.
THE 10 YEAR PLAN This new film by director J.C. Calciano
(Is It Just Me?, eCupid) is a sexy romantic comedy that features two male best
friends who make a pact to stay together forever if neither finds love in ten years. They only have two months left before their deadline.
FLOATING SKYSCRAPERS An acclaimed, sexually-graphic drama
from Poland in which a promising profes- sional swimmer falls in love with a young student. Unfortunately, the closeted swimmer’s controlling girlfriend stands in their way.
The full festival schedule and ticket info can be found online
atfilmoutsandiego.com.
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