Nathan Lane is remembering Robin Williams as an ally.The “Only Murders in the Building” actor recalled starring alongside Williams in 1996 comedy “The Birdcage.” Despite playing a queer couple, Lane noted he was “not prepared at all” to publicly come out as gay at the time.
Co-star Williams helped Lane avoid questions of his sexuality during the press tour, particularly for an “Oprah” interview.“I just wanted to talk about [how] I finally got a big part in a movie and I didn’t want to make it about my sexuality,” Lane said during the “Today” show.
“Although it was sort of unavoidable because of the nature of the film and the character.”Lane asked Williams before the “Oprah” interview to share his anxiety that host Oprah Winfrey would ask about his sexuality.“I don’t think Oprah was trying to out me, but I said to Robin beforehand, ‘I’m not prepared.
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