I'm already more famous than I want to be. And yet at the same time, fame feeds your potential as a creative person. You're in a vacuum if you don't have a certain amount of fame. B. D. Wong amountcreativefame Change image and share on social
Usually, when you are an ethnic person or a trans person, in your average, everyday, unsophisticated television show, you are there for that reason. And they clearly justify and overexplain why. You very rarely see a transgender actor playing the part of a grocery-store clerk without having to say, 'Oh, look at that trans person.' B. D. Wong actoraverageclerk share on social
I feel more and more like 'myself' these days. Before becoming a father, I can remember a low-level feeling of somehow not quite being myself. B. D. Wong dayfatherfeel Change image and share on social
Playing the priest on 'Oz' was a fantastic experience. I was very lucky. B. D. Wong experiencefantasticlucky Change image and share on social
I am fine playing 'Law & Order' and even the 'Jurassic' movies to be straight up, as far as the characters being portrayed there, but I never want to stay in straight-up land too long. I always wanted to do something where the character's world gets to be explored. B. D. Wong characterexplorefine share on social
I used to say that I didn't want anything to do with e-mail. It seemed really impersonal, complicated and weird. I had no idea what an amazing way it is to reach people. B. D. Wong amazecomplicateidea Change image and share on social
Writing is an incredibly creatively empowering experience for me. It is the place where nobody tries to control what I'm doing. B. D. Wong controlcreativelyempower Change image and share on social
Television shows and movies that are all white, I can't watch them. They totally alienate me. B. D. Wong alienatemovieshow Change image and share on social
In television, a sitcom is probably the closest thing to what it's like working in the theater. B. D. Wong closesitcomtelevision Change image and share on social