Channel 4 interview with Wilson Cruz (2007)

[annette]

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My So Called Life
The classic teen angst drama My So Called Life, which introduced the world to Claire Danes and Jared Leto, is finally available to buy on DVD (so you can throw out all the tatty old videos you've still got from when you taped it off Channel 4!)
We spoke to the very wonderful Wilson Cruz about the series and his role as the eyeliner-wearing Rickie Vasquez.

Hi Wilson, could you tell us how you came to be in 'My So Called Life'?

Do I even remember? It was like 13 years ago. I received a phone call from my agent and she was being very coy, she was like, "I think there's a part in this show... um, I think you might relate to it." And so I read it and tears were falling down my face because a) I thought somebody was stalking me through high school and b) I thought, finally somebody's telling the truth about what it's like to be a teenager and gay.

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ADMIN EDIT: The complete (extended) interview with previously unpublished passages can be found on news.mscl.com. sab.