i-D just published an interview in
their 35th anniversary special issue with actor Ezra Miller in which he
discusses his rise from child prodigy and former opera singer to
cultural icon and why he chooses to identify as queer.
Ezra Miller has roles in three films out this summer, (Madame Bovary, Judd Apatow's Trainwreck, and The Stanford Prison Experiment), gigs with his band Sons of an Illustrious Father, and a just-announced superhero franchise as The Flash.
Highlights from i-D's interview with Miller include:
*On coming out as queer to the public, Miller says: "When I
identify as queer, it simply means that I don't wish to conform to the
binary system when it comes to who and how we love. I'm glad to
have identified as queer, first of all because it's true, and because I
think ultimately, when we are creating the identity that we present to
the world, if it can be close to the identity we actually maintain in
our personal lives, [it] will probably end up being more comfortable and
sustainable.
*On how he wants to be remembered, Miller answers: "I want to be a kind
human being. It's some hippie shit, but I think the way forward has to
be compassionate. Whatever we're gonna do as a fucking species, it should be loving."