It's the only thing that's going to save us right now. It's what we need most as a culture, and it's beautiful. Because I'm not willing to support the death of empathic imagination. 'So, the two separate conversations have to happen simultaneously.
'But the other is about empathic imagination, and if we only allow people to be cast as exactly who they are, it'll be the death of it,' Garfield continued. Because we should want a world in which no matter your sexual orientation, your color or your heritage, everyone gets a fair whack,' he explained. The 38-year-old actor returned as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the blockbuster Spider-Man: No Way Home but admits that the secrecy surrounding his appearance means he will struggle to convince people about his participation in future projects. 'One is about equality of opportunity, and I'm completely in on that. Andrew Garfield says nobody will believe anything he says about a potential The Amazing Spider-Man 3. 'I think it's two different conversations getting conflated,' Garfield replied. This question came in line with recent changes to Hollywood casting practices that dictate studios avoid casting straight actors as gay characters from now on due to extensive pressure from Twitter extremists. Garfield made the comments in an interview with The Telegraph when he was questioned about controversy over his portrayal of a gay character when he is straight. During a recent interview with The Telegraph, Andrew Garfield was asked if he believed straight actors should be allowed to take gay roles. Actor Andrew Garfield rejected the idea that people should only portray people of their own demographics and explained that it kills 'empathic' imagination.'
