Stanley Tucci said that actors “are supposed to play different people” in an appearance on BBC Radio 4.Photo:Neil Mockford/FilmMagic
Neil Mockford/FilmMagic
Stanley Tuccisaid he believes actors should be able to play people with different sexualities than their own.
The actor, 62, appeared onBBC Radio 4’sDesert Island Discson Sunday and — in between sharing his stranded-on-an-island entertainment picks — he shared some of his acting philosophies.
“I am always very flattered when gay men come up to me and talk about [my role in]The Devil Wears Pradaor they talk aboutSupernova, and they say that, ‘It was just so beautiful,’ you know, ‘You did it the right way," he said. “Because often it’s not done the right way.”
The Oscar winner went on to state that he believes “an actor is an actor is an actor.”
“You are supposed to play different people,” he continued. “You just are. That’s the whole point of it.”
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Tucci added that he feels more comfortable while portraying someone other than himself on screen and stage.
“I feel much safer on stage than I do in real life,” he said on the BBC radio show. “Sometimes, walking into a cocktail or dinner party, I get very nervous, you know.”
Stanley Tucci as Nigel in “The Devil Wears Prada.".Barry Wetcher/20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock
Barry Wetcher/20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock
“There were times, of course, I wanted to be a leading man, no question about that,” Tucci admitted. “But, as it has turned out, it’s just fine, and I feel very fortunate that I got a lot of meaty roles.”
And an added benefit? “I don’t have to be away for three to five months at a time.”
source: people.com
