^ Wow. So Darren gives an entire long, passionate, awesome break down of what makes Hedwig such a fantastic and powerhouse character, and the ONLY thing you take away from that is "he said 'thing'!!"?? Really?
I'm sorry, but that's just taking his comment so far out of context that I cannot let it slide. It's just not cool to do that.
Here is what he ACTUALLY said:
"It’s hard enough to be born in Communist East Berlin. That’s rough. That’s a tough hand. Also to be, like, a young girly boy sort of thing, politically and emotionally, that’s a rough thing to have, not to mention the fact that the only way to get out of this already ****ty situation, you have to, the idea is put upon you, it’s not your idea it’s someone else’s idea, to get a sex change."
So you see, it had exactly zero to do with him calling post-operation Hedwig a "girl-boy-thing" and everything to do with the "slip of a girly-boy from Communist East Berlin" quote that comes straight from the show itself. And even with that, he's not calling Hansel a "girly-boy-thing"; he is saying that to be that "slip of a girly boy" in a culture that probably isn't terribly accepting of that is another tough thing to have to deal with.
And ALL of this, he was saying for the purpose of highlighting that despite the heaps upon heaps of hardship, heartache and trauma that Hedwig has been through:
"she hangs onto these morsels of resilience and attitude to take power over what has disempowered her. I mean, if that is not a recipe for a f*cking powerhouse character, I don’t know what is."
So can we PLEASE stop blatantly taking things out of context and trying to make him out to be some "frat boy who doesn't get the character" simply because he sometimes uses the word "thing" when he's not sure of exactly the right words to describe a character's situation?
At least when it was a 2-minute sound bite, I could understand that taking the "woman...thing" comment completely literally could be a valid way to interpret it (I don't think that he MEANT it that way, but it did come out awkwardly, that is true). But with this one? I LOVED his description of what makes Hedwig such a fantastic character, and if anything I think it just further proves that his using the word "thing" sometimes has NOTHING to do with him viewing the character as a "thing". It's literally just a word he seems to use when he's not sure how else to describe all the different aspects of Hedwig or her situation.
Anywho, it's actually a pretty great interview in my opinion :) I love Darren's longer interviews. I've always found him really engaging to listen to and intelligent. So if anyone wants to listen:
https://soundcloud.com/siriusxmentertainment/darren-criss-is-shedding-his-glee-image-and-turning-heads-in-hedwig-and-the-angry-inch-on-broadway
I don't need a life that's normal. That's way too far away. But something next to normal would be okay. Something next to normal is what I'd like to try. Close enough to normal to get by.
Updated On: 5/9/15 at 09:49 AM
