Garfield said that Kushner personally offering him the role assuaged his fears - and his love of RuPaul's Drag Race gave him some authority. In a Q&A tied to the London production of Angels in America, the 33-year-old actor raised eyebrows, after he reflected on what 'right' he, a straight actor, had to play the gay, HIV-positive lead of Prior Walter in Tony Kushner's acclaimed play about the AIDS crisis. Andrew Garfield has responded to the backlash of his declaration that he is gay 'just without the physical act.'
