Interviewer: “I applaud you for what you did with the Saint Petersburg film festival, in which I don’t know if you (the audience) know, but you (Wentworth) declined your invitation, and you did it in a very elegant and public way, to basically show your support against Russia’s very anti LGBT regime; we will call it a regime, because frankly it is. What has come out since then, I mean, has there been any opportunities, whether they be just activist opportunities, speaking opportunities, things of that nature?”

Wentworth: “Well, there has been opportunities to get involved with causes and charities that are significant and meaningful to me, like the Human Rights campaign, like the Trevor Project, for example. On a personal, artistic level, I can’t say weather that has really impacted my career, because again, I’m not privy to those conversations about whether or not I should be cast in a certain role. I’ll say that one of the things I appreciate about the character I’m playing on The Flash now, Captain Cold, villain from the comic book series, is that he is a man that is fully himself 24/7, he is totally in alignment, and by alignment I mean: what I think it’s what I say it’s what I do. So, you ask Captain Cold who he is, and he is going to tell you “I’m Captain Cold”. He is never not Captain Cold. And in that way I think he is heroic, because he is speaking his truth, which makes things complicated by contrast with that guy over there, the hero of the piece, wearing this half mask, who is wrestling with secrets and a divided self, and if you ask him who he is, he will probably not tell you the truth. So in that instance, this hero is acting in a way that is not quite heroic, and I think that’s one of the appeals of the comic book genre for the LGBTQ community, especially the younger kids, is that they’re gonna relate to a story about someone being made feel like how they are different is a drawback, a hindrance, something that they might be punished for, prosecuted, but then, stepping into that difference, owning it, and discovering that yes in fact, this is special, this is unique, and this makes me feel powerful.”

Interviewer: “Beautifully put!”

I love this whole interview (this part starts at 25:15), I love this parallel, but what I love even more is that his mind flew to Captain Cold to answer this question.