"Being the Ricardos" filmmaker Aaron Sorkin called casting only LGBTQ+ actors in LGBTQ+ roles an "empty gesture" because "Gay and straight aren't actable." Sorkin made the comments while talking about Spanish actor Javier Bardem playing Cuban entertainer Desi Arnaz in Sorkin's new film, "Being the Ricardos," UK newspaper The Times reported. Crow River Media detailed the 60-year-old filmmaker's comments, reporting that Sorkin offered the opinion that nationality — such as Bardem being Spanish and Arnaz having been Cuban — are "not actable" attributes. For the role, Bardem, 52, adjusted his accent to more closely resemble that of Santiago de Cuba-born Arnaz. "If I was directing you in a scene and said: 'It's cold, you can't feel your face,' that's actable," Sorkin argued. "But if I said, 'Be Cuban,' that is not actable. "Nouns aren't actable," Sorkin continued, before adding: "Gay and straight aren't actable. You can act being attracted to someone, but can't act gay or straight. So this notion that only gay actors should play gay characters? That only a Cuban actor should play Desi? Honestly, I think it's the mother of all empty gestures and a bad idea." Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️?️?️? ?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi ?: Aaron Sorkin / Taylor Jewell / Invision / AP
December 21, 2021
"Being the Ricardos" filmmaker Aaron Sorkin called casting only LGBTQ+ actors in LGBTQ+ roles an "empty gesture" because "Gay and straight aren't actable." Sorkin made the comments while talking about Spanish actor Javier Bardem playing Cuban entertainer Desi Arnaz in Sorkin's new film, "Being the Ricardos," UK newspaper The Times reported.
Crow River Media detailed the 60-year-old filmmaker's comments, reporting that Sorkin offered the opinion that nationality — such as Bardem being Spanish and Arnaz having been Cuban — are "not actable" attributes. For the role, Bardem, 52, adjusted his accent to more closely resemble that of Santiago de Cuba-born Arnaz.
"If I was directing you in a scene and said: 'It's cold, you can't feel your face,' that's actable," Sorkin argued. "But if I said, 'Be Cuban,' that is not actable. "Nouns aren't actable," Sorkin continued, before adding: "Gay and straight aren't actable. You can act being attracted to someone, but can't act gay or straight. So this notion that only gay actors should play gay characters? That only a Cuban actor should play Desi? Honestly, I think it's the mother of all empty gestures and a bad idea."
Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️?️?️?
?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi
?: Aaron Sorkin / Taylor Jewell / Invision / AP
Crow River Media detailed the 60-year-old filmmaker's comments, reporting that Sorkin offered the opinion that nationality — such as Bardem being Spanish and Arnaz having been Cuban — are "not actable" attributes. For the role, Bardem, 52, adjusted his accent to more closely resemble that of Santiago de Cuba-born Arnaz.
"If I was directing you in a scene and said: 'It's cold, you can't feel your face,' that's actable," Sorkin argued. "But if I said, 'Be Cuban,' that is not actable. "Nouns aren't actable," Sorkin continued, before adding: "Gay and straight aren't actable. You can act being attracted to someone, but can't act gay or straight. So this notion that only gay actors should play gay characters? That only a Cuban actor should play Desi? Honestly, I think it's the mother of all empty gestures and a bad idea."
Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️?️?️?
?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi
?: Aaron Sorkin / Taylor Jewell / Invision / AP
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