Ezra Miller opens up about queer identity and #MeToo

"I don’t identify as a man. I don’t identify as a woman. I barely identify as a human.”

Ezra Miller

Ezra Miller rose to fame after playing a gay role in 'Perks of Being a Wallflower'. Source: Getty Images

Actor Ezra Miller has opened up about what his queer identity means to him, telling the Hollywood Reporter that they reject the gender binary.

“I don’t identify," they said.

"Like, f**k that."

Miller added: “Queer just means no, I don’t do that. I don’t identify as a man. I don’t identify as a woman. I barely identify as a human.”
The wide-ranging, no-holds-barred interview - conducted on Miller's farm in Vermont - also touched on the Fantastic Beasts actor's own #MeToo experience.

"They gave me wine and I was underaged," they recalled of an unnamed director/producer duo.

"They were like, 'Hey, want to be in our movie about gay revolution?' And I was like, 'No, you guys are monsters.'"

Miller continued: "It's a great f**kin' age of being like, 'You know what? That shit's unacceptable,' And it's amazing for a lot of us to watch. 'Cause, like, we all knew it was unacceptable when we f**king survived it."

They concluded: "That's what Hollywood is. I thought we all knew we were sex workers."

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