I Could Definitely Empathize With The Character,

I Wasn't Being Bullied At School At This Point. I Had A Group Of Friends, And I Was Isolated Because I Wasn't Communicating With My Parents. I Wasn't Telling Them What I Was Going Through.

I Don't Want To Be Tom Cruise. I'm Not After Some Movie Blockbuster Career. That's Not The Kind Of Work I'm Interested In. And Frankly, It's Not The Kind Of Work I'm Ever Going To Get.

I Wasn't Dating Anyone. I Was Hyper-focused On Acting. So I Didn't Bring A Guy To The Prom. I Was The Lone Gay Person As Far As I Knew.

I Could Definitely Empathize With The Character, With The Feelings Of Helplessness - If Only The Desperation And The Feeling Of Isolation.

I Just Don't Think That I Could Be The Kind Of Actor I Want To Be And Not Be Honest With Myself. Honesty Is Very Important To Me As An Actor And As A Person. I Didn't Even Think About It.