Harvey Guillén is Inspired By Chappell Roan and Teases What's Next After 'What We Do in the Shadows' | THR Video - video Dailymotion

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Harvey Guillén chats with THR at the THR + GLAAD Pride 2025 party and shares how he plans to celebrate pride month and reveals an out and proud celebrity he is currently inspired by. Plus, he teases what's next for him after saying goodbye to 'What We Do in the Shadows.'

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00:00We're here at THR's Pride event. How are you celebrating Pride Month this year?

00:04I'm celebrating by being louder and prouder than ever. I think now what's going on with the nation,

00:09I feel that this is the time to not suppress and to be shy, but to be louder.

00:16And we've been here, we are here, we're not going anywhere, so be proud and loud.

00:22Who's another out and proud celebrity that you're especially proud of right now or inspired by?

00:27I'm really inspired by Chapa Rowan, you know, just like the way unapologetic.

00:31And I think, you know, the way they speak up for voices that are targeted in the LGBTQ community.

00:39It's just inspirational to see that, like, there's brothers and sisters in our group that are doing stuff

00:45that makes you like, yes, exactly, yes. And so leading by example. It's great. Yeah.

00:50Talking about the times that we're in right now, what's your message to LGBTQ plus youth right now?

00:55I think times are hard right now. I think for youth, for just human beings in general across the United States and across the world,

01:03I think my message would be don't give up, don't give up hope, because what makes us human is that we're supposed to be empathetic

01:10and be there for one another. Don't lose the side of humanity, because that's what makes us human.

01:15We're asking everyone tonight, what song is your pride anthem?

01:20My pride anthem song, I mean, you can't go wrong with the classic, you know, Diana Ross, I'm coming.

01:28Right? You can't go wrong with that. It's just like every time I hear that song, as a kid, I used to love that song.

01:32I didn't know what it meant. Like, I thought it was like, I'm going out tonight. I'm going out.

01:35And it could mean that, you know, as well.

01:36But as I got older, I think I remember the moment that it clicked for me.

01:40Like, I was just like, I'm coming out.

01:45I'm coming out tonight.

01:49And then that was the end of my, you know, trajectory of coming out.

01:54Yeah, so I think that's the go-to song.

01:56How would you say your definition of pride has changed since coming out?

01:59I think now, looking back and like, you know, the idea of coming out has always been something really like, like a traumatic sense for me.

02:09Because coming out means that someone who is queer wakes up and says, hey, I think I'm gay.

02:13Or I think I'm lesbian. Or I think I'm trans.

02:15Or people who are queer don't wake up and think that they are that second and go and tell everyone.

02:20When someone comes out to you, they're really letting you in.

02:23So when I let you in, what you do with that information is so valuable.

02:27Because it will determine if I let other people in.

02:30So that's why it gets so scary out there when people let others in, into their home, into their space.

02:36I open the door and I say, this is it. This is who I am.

02:38These are the paintings that I like. That's the rug. This is my home.

02:41And then you decide to do something that's so heinous with my space and my feeling and my letting you in.

02:49It will determine if I ever open that door up again.

02:51So there's kids out there who are afraid to open up the door and they're just peeking out the window.

02:55Let those kids open up the door.

02:56And when they ask you and invite you in to know who they are, please be careful and cautious about the space that they created for themselves.

03:04That's amazing advice.

03:05And for you, what has it been like saying goodbye to what we do in the shadows and stepping into this next era of your career?

03:11I'm really excited for the few, you know, since I wrapped Shadows, I've shot like three films.

03:17So I'm really excited because while doing Shadows and I was so grateful for Shadows, you know, that was my whole thing.

03:22My focus was on that.

03:23And now when the show was over, I was like, well, what am I going to do now?

03:25And they're like, oh, there's a movie.

03:26Okay.

03:27And there's another movie.

03:27All right.

03:28And there's this and that.

03:28So I'm really excited for what the future and I get to play different characters.

03:31So it's nice to like, I'll miss Guillermo and Guillermo will always be there.

03:34You know, who knows?

03:35You never know what's going to happen with Guillermo in the future, but I will miss him.

03:38But I think right now is a good time for coming out.

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