00:00Jesse Tyler Ferguson is getting candid about the responsibility he felt to the LGBTQ community
00:05while starring in Modern Family. The actor who played Mitchell for 11 seasons from 2009 to 2020
00:12recently shared on his Dinners on Me podcast that he believed there was no way to please
00:17everyone when it came to his role on the ABC sitcom. I was in the trenches fighting for
00:22marriage equality and I felt so lucky to be part of a pop culture touchstone that was also part
00:27of that same issue. He admitted to also feeling a responsibility from the LGBTQ community when I
00:33was given a role like the one I had on Modern Family to get it right and to do it with care and
00:38precision. He added, it was tricky for me because I had to tune out that noise of a community wanting
00:42me to do it correctly and preciously and you know my desire to do it with nuance and levels and layers
00:47and also poignancy. I just felt like there was no way to please both camps. Ferguson said he's finally
00:53letting go of the pressure he once felt. I'm now in a place where I'm as an actor being given a role
00:58where I'm attracted to the messiness of that character. I'm attracted to their flaws. Like
01:02that's what makes it interesting and honestly that's what makes the audience interested in
01:06watching me. He noted, I felt like, you know, at least in the first few seasons of Modern Family
01:11being put on a pedestal in a way as far as like, okay, this is a gay couple that's on network
01:16television on a huge show. They better get this right. For more on this interview, head to THR.com.
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