The actor - who first got his big shot as Sylar from Heroes - was inspired to come out after hearing about 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer's suicide after nonstop bullying for being gay. Quinto said, "...living a gay life without publicly acknowledging it, is simply not enough to make any significant contribution to the immense work that lies ahead on the road to complete equality."
New York Magazine caught up with the 34-year-old actor again after the news of his coming out hit the public: "When I sat down with Ben on Monday and had that conversation, I knew what I was going to do and it was a very clear choice for me to do it in the way that I did it, and I'm really glad that that's the way it all unfolded,...I never ever imagined that it would be — I mean, I guess I figured people would figure it out, hear about it, but I didn't know it would be like global news! I was like, What? It was really crazy to me. People from all over the world were reaching out to me on the Internet, on Twitter. Social media makes it a lot easier now. I'm just really honored and thrilled and grateful."
His personal Twitter relayed the following message: "i have spent the day in awe of this outpouring of support and resonance. we. are. in. this. together. NEVER FORGET! i am deeply moved."
To read the rest of the New York Magazine interview, go HERE. To view the separate article that accompanied the piece, click right over HERE.
So what is he up to at the moment?
Zachary Quinto, as of now is signed on for at least a 4-episode arc on the new FX hit American Horror Story. He had also just come out of co-starring/co-producing in the film Margin Call and is set to hit theaters tomorrow. Of course however, we are most curious about some details on that upcoming Star Trek sequel by J.J. Abrams! Production is scheduled to begin on January.
We didn't think anyone could fill the shoes of the great Leonard Nimoy, but Mr. Quinto had definitely exceeded expectations back in 2009. How is he preparing, now that a second movie is in the works? He says, “There’s a big sequence for me that I have to prepare for in this movie physically so I’m training, working on getting in some serious shape, building my cardio endurance, preparing to run a lot.” Yes! We love angry Spock!
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