Taylor Zakhar Perez Calls Out Media Asking Actors About Their Sexuality, Talks Queer Representation in Movies
Taylor Zakhar Perez is calling out media attention surrounding the sexuality of famous people.
The 32-year-old actor’s comments were made after his Red, White, and Royal Blue co-star Nicholas Galitzine was asked to comment on his sexuality, which led to him confirming he is straight.
Taylor and Nicholas played queer characters in the Prime Video romantic comedy movie, which is getting a sequel from Amazon.
Head inside to find out what Taylor Zakhar Perez had to say…
Men’s Health asked Taylor to comment on the “conversation around queer men being the ones deserving to play queer characters.”
Taylor replied, “Cate Blanchett said something, ‘We must fight to the death to suspend disbelief.’ And that just always stuck with me, because if you’re watching a film and there’s nothing outside the room that matters, the actors are doing their jobs.”
“Nicholas was just asked the other day about his sexuality, and I just find it so rude. It’s unprofessional and no one’s business. That’s someone’s personal life,” he continued.
Taylor added, “And so I’m grateful to be part of a project where, yes, it is a love story, but again, it’s not the sole focus. These people have robust, full lives. They’re educated. Alex is in law school. Henry is crazy smart and he’s a prince, and his sense of duty is unparalleled. The less people focus on sexuality and see what these people are capable of, that’s when we’ve created real change.”
Nicholas recently commented on what it was like kissing Taylor.