Interview de John et Carole Barrowman - Le réveil des créatures (en anglais)
On a appris pas mal de choses sur les Animare, répondit Em. Ils doivent respecter plusieurs règles. La première : ne jamais animer quoi que ce soit en public. La deuxième : toujours maîtriser son imagination. La troisième : un Animare peut-être emprisonné dans son œuvre d'art, la rendant ainsi enchantée, en quelque sorte.
On every trip across the Atlantic that summer, the plane hit some of the most violent thunderstorms I’ve ever experienced. I fly frequently. I know the signs. When the flight attendants buckle up, hold hands and begin to sing « Kumbaya », the turbulence is going to be bad.
There’s an old gay saying that not much comes between a gay man and his dog. This distinct bond has been written about a lot, and it’s not difficult to say why. In a society that has not always condoned gay men having children, our dog, or in my case dogs, can be akin to having kids. And because many gay men, sadly, still find themselves ostracized from their families, a dog can be the one companion who loves unconditionally and wholeheartedly. I’m not saying that gay men love their dogs more deeply than other dog lovers, but dogs do play a role in our lives that is remarkable if not unique.
Quoting a mother who wrote to him about her transgender daughter: “Some day, I will probably have to say goodbye to my baby girl. And when that happens, I will cry, be sad, and then put her pictures away. Then I will greet the son that will be coming into my life with open arms and a loving heart.”
I’m claustrophobic when I’m in confined spaces—which is probably why I had to get out of the closet as soon as possible.
'Mu-um, it's getting worse up here,' Carole whined. 'I'm going to be sick.'
'No, you're not, young lady!' shouted my mum. This ability to control random acts of fluid loss on car trips was one of my mother's superpowers. Her other special gift was the use of eyes in the back of her head, which I've heard is common among all mothers.
Andy Barnicle, my acting teacher at the United States International University in San Diego, once told me that for an audition the key is to remember that producers don't always know how they want a character to be read, therefore the actor's job is to sell them his or her interpretation.
I was born gay. It's not a choice I – or anyone else who is gay – made. If it were, why on earth would anyone choose to be part of a minority, part of a group that in so many cultures and countries, even in the twenty-first century, is regularly blasphemed, hounded and worse?
'Can you do it again with an English accent?' asked Andy.
I could have done the entire bloody scene in an ancient Babylonian dialect if they'd asked. That's how badly I wanted the role.