He made LGBT history playing Michael Novotny on Queer as Folk. Now, in this Hal Sparks interview, Hal talks with Paul Hagen about his continued support of gay rights, his career as an actor and comedian, his passion for motorcycling and his fears about the future of Donald Trump’s hair.
We had Westboro Baptist Church show up, but now they’re, you know, the clown car of protesters. I mean, now that the more egregious bullshit from them — where they picketed soldiers’ funerals — now that that’s been nipped in the bud a little bit, the rest of what they do is kind of cartoonish.
Far less. Because I actually am a physics geek.
No.
Well you would just take it further. You’d have to live up to the standard of the day. Now keep in mind, if you don’t think time travel is possible, get on a Greyhound bus going the wrong direction one day and you’ll wake up in the ’50s. There are many places in the country that are barely in the 20th century, much less the 21st.
Clearly, it’s political. I’ll play with duct tape and face paint any time I want.
There’s some level of, “Do I think I can help the conversation?”… Like, with marriage equality and marijuana legalization for example: two activities I don’t intend to take advantage of. Gay or straight, I don’t really see marriage in my life, but I support the right of gay people to get married … Same thing with Marijuana Policy Project: I don’t smoke pot, but I do think it should be legalized for all kinds of public health and financial, fiscally conservative reasons.
Donald Trump’s level of self-importance reached a fever pitch this year. I was worried, because his hair does look like the soft metal shavings that you use for starting fires, that if he gets and angrier and more full of himself that his head might burst into flames.
Originally Published in 2012
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