“You have to like your character, because if you don't, no one else will either.” Quote by Gale Harold
“You are preparing yourself for a scene, and the most important thing is to remain emotionally available and remain in the moment with your scene partner. You don't want to let your own self-consciousness block the flow of creativity that's coming out so that you can act and react, and play what the scene is all about.” WantImportantSelfPlayMomentsConsciousnessCreativitySceneFlowImportant ThingsAvailablePartnersBlockComing OutPreparingSelf Consciousness Author:Gale Harold
“I mean, let's face it, it's 2000 and people are beginning to wake up on some level. I think that, as I was saying earlier, there's just no denying the impact that showing people the truth can have. It allows people to understand themselves, and when you understand yourself you can understand the people around you. And then you can begin to let go of all the bullshit that leads into things like world wars, racism, stereotypes, and bigotry.” PeopleThinkingWorldMeanWarFacesLevelsLetting GoRacismWake UpImpactWar Of The WorldsBigotryBullshitStereotype Author:Gale Harold
“Brian is an archetypal character, a bit like Don Juan, which is how I play him. He's a blast to play. He believes unapologetically in his freedom. He holds nothing back. Something I'm learning is, you can't hate the character you play. If I think my character is an asshole, that's all that will come across. He is drawn in an extreme way, but that doesn't mean he's not a person.” IfsThinkingWayBelieveMeanPersonsPlayCharacterHateBitsExtremesBlastBrianDon JuanJuan Author:Gale Harold
“I'm grateful for all the attention because it validates I'm doing something.” AttentionGrateful Author:Gale Harold
“Criticism is a surreal state, like a good drug gone bad. When it's bad you wish it would stop, and when it's good, you can't get enough.” StatesEnoughWishGoneDrugCriticismSurreal Author:Gale Harold
“For a while, the gay thing seemed like such a big deal. But now, I don't think it is. It's just a comedy-drama about people who live in the United States. It's a slice-of-life. I play a character-that's it. But I was well aware of the gay lifestyle before the show. I've been hit on in a really strong way by gay men who've tried to convert me, and a lot of my heroes are gay. William Burroughs, Lou Reed. Well, I guess Lou Reed is bi. The point is, it's 2002, gay life is no longer that shocking.” PeopleThinkingMenWayWellsStatesPlayCharacterShowsBigsLife IsStrongUnitedDealsUnited StatesComedyHeroDramaGayLifestyleShockingBig DealMy HeroGay MenReedsSlice Of LifeBurroughsGay LifeGay Lifestyle Author:Gale Harold
“I'm straight, but the character was too important to me to muddle his world with my private life. As a nobody, I got away with that deflection. I think it may have helped to introduce Brian as a believable gay man. Maybe not. However it played, it's been out of my hands for a long time.” ThinkingMenWorldMayLongImportantCharacterHandsGayLong TimeIntroducingPrivate LifeGay MenBrianBelievableMuddleDeflection Author:Gale Harold
“As a kid, in the Runaways, I would see the interviewers start to ask about our personal lives and what we did — and I could see the look in their eyes. They were practically frothing at the mouth. So if I answered these questions, I knew they were never gonna talk about the music. It was like that instinct — don’t go there, man. Have boundaries. Have mystery. You don’t have to let everybody in! I want to be singing to everybody, and I want everybody to think that I’m singing to them. Guys, girls and everyone in between.” IfsThinkingMenWantLooksEyeKidsGuyGirlAsksMysterySingingMouthsInstinctBoundariesPersonal LifeRunawayInterviewers Author:Joan Jett