![]() Reflecting on the situation now, Page writes that it was “extremely fucked up,” and he shouldn’t have to treat it “like just this thing that happened - this somewhat normal thing.” The actor emphasizes: “It’s like: No. Regardless of me being trans! I’ve had people who’ve apologized about things: ‘Sorry, I didn’t know, I didn’t know at the time.’ It doesn’t matter! It doesn’t matter if I’m trans or cis. I look back at the photos, and I’m like . . .?” that was that. And then all the Juno press, all the photo shoots - Michael Cera was in slacks and sneakers. “And they took me in a big rush to one of those fancy stores on Bloor Street,” says Page. “I dressed how I wanted to dress - not dissimilar to now,” wrote Page, explaining that he came to understand “the degree of expectation of how fancy someone is supposed to look.” He recalls expressing that he wanted to wear a suit, and being told, “No, you need to wear a dress” by Fox Searchlight. “I remember the premiere of Juno at the Toronto International Film Festival,” Page recalls, adding that he grew up working in Canada and wasn’t accustomed to the idea of having a stylist. Recalling his time on the Juno publicity circuit, Page - who was nominated for an Academy Award in 2007 for the film - remembers how he was not permitted to choose his clothing for the premiere, while other castmembers, such as Michael Cera, were seemingly given more leniency. ![]() I would look out the window of my apartment and think, With everything going on right now and how incredible it all is, this is how I feel? And I’m twenty-two? It was like, I don’t know if I could do it.”īut in thinking about what he has learned from transitioning, Page, now 35, has a clear, positive answer: “I can’t overstate the biggest joy, which is really seeing yourself.” The actor says he knows that he looks different to others, “but to me I’m just starting to look like myself.” Page, who calls the feeling “indescribable,” writes that “the greatest joy is just being able to feel present, literally, just to be present.” It wasn’t a movement for action-other than the ways in which I was abusing my body, clearly. “There were moments of wanting to not be here, but that was just the sensation that I was left with. Page writes in the column that he can relate to the suicide problem among trans people, particularly during the time he himself lost significant amounts of weight and experienced panic attacks. Elliot Page, 'Umbrella Academy' Showrunner and Writer on Weaving Viktor's Transition Into Season 3
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