Jim Parsons: ‘Being gay makes me a better actor’

hollywood.com:

Jim Parsons is convinced being gay has made him a better actor.The star, who is currently appearing in Netflix movie The Boys in the Band – a small screen adaptation of the hit 2018 Broadway revival of the 1960s gay-themed play – tells Attitude his sexuality has improved his work as he has more “layers” to “share”.Reflecting he didn’t expect to feel so elated when he came out in 2012, The Big Bang Theory actor explains: “To suddenly be part of a large group that has been – and still is – maligned at times, with hateful things being said about them by other public figures – there was a sense of happiness and strength for me that I couldn’t have predicted.“As soon as it (coming out) became a story, it made me feel very strong and I think in.