I doubt that means actors are going to be stampeding to play gay cowboys or even gay roles. But they'll be looking for material as honest and powerful as this film offers.

I grew up in a family where many of our close friends were gay couples. As well as that, every man goes through a period of thinking they're attracted to another guy.

Americans don't want cowboys to be gay.

Those gay cowboys are still ahead in the race, as most of the ballots were probably sent in during the first two weeks of voting when the movie was enjoying its awards bump from its Golden Globes win.

One role blends into the next role. I mean, there's strange idiosyncrasies from roles that I play that I picked up that will never go away.

I think that we all have within us the potential for almost anything. If we play close attention to our lives, then we can get at it somehow.