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The story of Harold’s casting in Queer as Folk has that Hollywood-miracle aura that publicists love. Executive producers Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, the Emmy-award winning writers of the groundbreaking AIDS drama An Early Frost and the long-running drama series Sisters, had acquired the American rights to the British drama series Queer as Folk. They had already cast actors Scott Lowell, Peter Paige, Hal Sparks, and Randy Harrison as a group of gay friends whose intertwined lives would form the basis for the American version of the story. The casting had been nightmarish for Lipman and Cowen because agents wouldn’t send their clients in to read for the parts in the show. The part of Brian Kinney was particularly difficult.

“Here’s a gay man, very sexual, very masculine, not the kind of gay character people are used to seeing,” says Lipman. “If he were a straight male character fcking every woman in sight, he’d be a hero. So this was not like the other roles, and that was part of the difficulty.”

“It was an extremely distressing experience trying to cast Brian, because of what we discovered to be the massive amount of homophobia [in Hollywood],” says Cowen. “We were so shocked and so upset, because we went into this thinking that in the years since An Early Frost things had changed. What we had discovered was that things hadn’t changed one iota.”

Late on a Friday afternoon, with an 8:30 a.m. Monday meeting scheduled to introduce their cast to the Showtime executives, Lipman and Cowen still didn’t have their Brian Kinney.

“It was a test of faith, and by Friday at 5 p.m. faith was running out,” Lipman says ruefully. At 5:45 p.m., their casting director called. “She said, ‘Come on over right now, he’s here!’” Lipman recalls. “In walks Gale Harold, and we’re looking at him and he’s reading the scene, and Ron and I are looking at each other, and it’s like, Is he fcking fabulous?”

“He fell out of the sky,” Cowen breathes. “There’s truly no other explanation.”

Lipman asked Harold to be at the Showtime offices in Los Angeles at 8 a.m. on Monday. “He lit up a cigarette, and, very Brianesque, he said, ‘I’m with this repertory company, and we have to strike a set on Sunday night, and I don’t think I can make it.’ And we’re thinking, Is he for real? Who says that? We’ve been in Hollywood too long. What do you say to that?” Lipman laughs, shaking his head in disbelief. He pressed a copy of the script into Harold’s arms and asked him to read it and call them at home the next day.

“I was standing in the kitchen,” Cowen remembers, “and the phone rang and a voice said, ‘Hi, this is Brian Kinney.’”

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"You have to like your character, because if you don't, no one else will either." - Gale Harold

"Gale: Brilliant, enigmatic, screwy." - Scott Lowell

"When we met him, Brian and Gale just fused. Gale has such sexuality as a person that it's kind of daunting. How many people could be as open or fluid and bring that to a character? It doesn't have anything to do with being gay or straight. He's breaking new ground for bringing sexuality to a performance, and not just gay sexuality. I don't think any other actor has ever done what he's doing. I think it's kind of historic." - Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman

"If someone doesn't want to work with me because I'm playing a gay character, I don't want to work with them. They can fck off." - Gale Harold

"He's intense, and he likes that people think that about him... he seems more intense than he really is, though. Gale's sillier and laughs more than Brian does. He's kinder. And I don't think he's quite as manipulative." - Randy Harrison

"We kept pushing back the shooting date, and people were getting tense. But when Mr. Gale Harold walked in, Ron and I looked at each other and absolutely knew. He had a certain kind of cockiness. But he's very, very charming underneath all that. He has his own direction and agenda. There's no bullsht with him." - Daniel Lipman

"I think it's good that men are being objectified because since forever women have been objectified. We're flipping the coin because things have been lopsided on TV and film for so long. Another good point to the show is that it portrays men's sensuality. They're not just all about sex and only sex." - Gale Harold

"Gale does things because he wants to, not because he feels obligated. If he doesn't feel like showing up someplace, he just won't show up. But on the last day of shooting, he brought flowers for everyone. He's a gentle, enigmatic and aloof spirit." - Michelle Clunie

"He's a dork in the body of a God." - Peter Paige

"I want to keep developing. I want to become relaxed in my own work and go deeper. Just growing and studying and trying new things and hopefully having professional access to work that's good and interesting. I don't want to be on the treadmill of artificiality." - Gale Harold

"Gale is totally cool and secure enough not to be threatened by anything. He knows who he is. That makes him more than an actor; it makes him a very fine human being." - Ron Cowen

"Gale is, he's just gorgeous, you know! What can I say? He's a gorgeous man, inside and out. I always look forward to working with him on my scenes, because there is a receptivity to him that is so complete, and wholesome. He has a real wholesome nature about life. He's very down to earth, and that's what I think makes him so attractive, because he just really stands on his own two feet, and lets the world come to him, and he will give back to the world. He has a real sort of give and take philosophy about life, and I think that makes him a terrific and deep actor." - Thea Gill

"My desire, above all else, is for Brian to be as realistic and human as possible. So, I try, within the constraints I am given, to find a way... I try to let something get through. And I hope that if enough gets through, there will be significant growth for Brian at least to become more self-aware. And hopefully some self-awareness will lead to deeper accessibility to his feelings towards his friends and lovers." - Gale Harold

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TOP brian kinney MOMENTS on qaf

[101]

Brian: "So are you coming or going?
Or coming and then going? Or coming
and staying?"

[101]

Lindsay: "I guess this means we're
finally grownups."
Brian: "Don't say that Wendy! We'll
never grow up!"

[102]

Brian: "Look, I don't believe in love.
I believe in fcking. It's honest. It's
efficient. You get in and out with a
maximum of pleasure and a minimum of
bullsht. Love is something that straight
people tell themselves they're in so
that they can get laid. And then they
end up hurting each other because it
was all based on lies to begin with."

[105]

[109]

Brian: "You should have heard him:
'How's my successful son? I'm a little
short of cash. I never should have
been a family man.'"

[115]

Brian: "I'm gay."
Jack: "Well, you picked a hell of
a fcking time to tell me you're a
fairy. As if I don't have enough to
deal with. Jesus. You're the one that
should be dying, instead of me."
Brian: "But I'm not dying, you
selfish old prick. You are."

[119]

Brian: "So long, Jack! You son of
a bitch."

[120]

[122]

Justin: "I thought you said you
wouldn't be caught dead in a
room full of eighteen year olds."
Brian: "I thought I'd recapture
my lost youth."

[122]

[206]

Debbie: "You think you got everybody
fooled, don't you? Well not me, honey.
I've known you too long... and regrettably,
too well. And no matter how hard you
try to deny it, I can tell you care as
much about him as he cares about you.
Only you haven't got the big hairy cojones
to say it."
Brian: "Oh, maybe I can borrow your's?"
Debbie: "Well hey, whatever it takes
to admit that you love him. And I know
that you do. Despite all your efforts to
never let another heart touch your's, and
that's assuming, of course, that you have
one. That little persistent kid has somehow
gotten in under the wire. And that's what's
happened, huh? Admit the truth. You love
him, don't you?"

[214]

Ted: "You have anything on you?"
Brian: "Yeah, sixteen pounds of cocaine
and twenty four ounces of heroin."
Ted: "This is no time to be funny!"
Brian: "Who's being funny?"

[301]

Michael: "Would you believe the nerve
of that little twat, showing up here with
his new boyfriend? I told him to stay
the fck out of our lives!"
Brian: "Why'd you do that?"
Michael: "After what he did?"
Brian: "He didn't do anything. We were
never happily married, he was always
free to go, so was I."
Michael: "You're just saying that. He's
a selfish little sht."
Brian: "Be quiet, Michael."
Michael: "He used you and he took
from you and he never gave back a thing."
Brian: "I said be quiet!"
Michael: "And this is the thank you
get for saving his life! If you ask me,
it wasn't worth it. You might as well
have just left him lying there!"

[304]

Claire: "You hear that mother? He just
threatened him. I'm calling the police."
Brian: "Go ahead, sis. Tell them I'm a
depraved monster and godless fag, right
mom?"
Joanie: "You think you're getting a reaction
from me? You're not. However I will say
knowing the kind of life you live, the type
of people you associate with, I'm not
surprised. It's what happens when you
turn your back on the Lord."
Brian: "Fck the lord and fck you!"

[308]

Brian: "Have some balls!"

[308]

Brian: "You're never to play violin
music in my presence again."
Justin: "I promise."

[310]

[311]

Debbie: "Lay off the bad boy routine
cause you're too old for it and it
isn't true."
Brian: "Anything else?"
Debbie: "Yeah, you got a bag of chips?"

[314]

Brian: "I think I'm experiencing
possession withdrawal."

[410]

Brian: "Yes, mother."

[410]

Brian: "You think God gave me cancer
to punish me?"
Joan: "It's not too late. You can
still change. I know you can."
Brian: "I can?"
Joan: "It won't be easy. You'll have
to fight temptation. You'll have to be
strong, harden yourself."
Brian: "I want to be hard, Mom. You
have no idea how much I want to be
hard! Oh Lord, make me hard, so that
I can fck every hot guy I see! That's
why God gave me a second chance,
Mom! So that I can use the one ball
I have left!"
Joan: "Shame! Shame on you!"
Brian: "If I have to spend an
eternity of eternities burning in
Hell, it's better than spending one
good day in Heaven with you!"

[501]

Brian: "I'm a cocksucker! I'm queer!
And to anyone who takes pity or
offense... I say, judge yourself!
This is where I live. This is who
I am."

[510]

Brian: "I love you."

[511]

Brian: "I asked him to marry me."
Jennifer: "You what?"
Brian: "Don't worry. He turned me down."
Jennifer: "For what it's worth, I
just want you to know, I'm sorry I'm not
going to be your mother-in-law."

[513]

Justin: "You didn't return them?"
Brian: "I didn't return them."
Justin: "We don't need rings or vows
to prove we love each other. We already
know that."

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[01]

Sex On Fire by Kings of Leon

hot as a fever
rattling bones
i could just taste it
taste it

your
your sex is on fire

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[02]

One Man Guy by Rufus Wainwright

people will know when they see this show
the kind of a guy i am
they'll recognize just what i stand for
and what i just can't stand
they'll perceive what i believe in
and what i know is true
and they'll recognize i'm a one man guy
always was through and through

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[03]

Don't Believe In Love by Dido

the second that i feel
your safe hands
reaching out for mine
i slip away and out of sight
you've overstayed your time

if i don't believe in love
nothing is good for me
if i don't believe in love
nothing will last for me
when i don't believe in love
nothing is new for me
nothing is wrong for me
and nothing is real for me

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[04]

To Forgive by Smashing Pumpkins

ten times removed
i forget about where it all began
bastard son of a bastard son of
a wild eyed child of the sun
and right as rain, i'm not the same but
i feel the same, i feel nothing

holding back the fool again
holding back the fool pretends
i forget to forget nothing is important
holding back the fool again

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[05]

The Funeral by Band of Horses

i'm coming up only to show you down for
i'm coming up only to show you wrong

at every occasion i'll be ready for the funeral
at every occasion once more is called the funeral
at every occasion i'm ready for the funeral
at every occasion one brilliant day funeral

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[06]

Only by Nine Inch Nails

i'm becoming less defined as days go by
fading away
and well you might say
i'm losing focus
kinda drifting into the abstract
in terms of how i see myself

sometimes i think i can see right through myself

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[07]

Free of Me by Joshua Radin

still i bleed
still i wait to heal the wound from my crime
what i need are more bandages
they've torn over time

you're shelter from the rain
turn around, walk away

go now and don't look back
my life's come off it's tracks
and you should be
free of me

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[08]

Slow Show by The National

looking for somewhere to stand and stay
i leaned on the wall and the wall leaned away
can i get a minute of not being nervous
and not thinking of my dick

i wanna hurry home to you
put on a slow, dumb show for you
and crack you up
so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
god i'm very, very frightening
i'll overdo it

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[09]

Elephants by Rachael Yamagata

so for those of you falling in love
keep it kind, keep it good, keep it right
throw yourself in the midst of danger
but keep one eye open at night

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[10]

Devil In The Details by Bright Eyes

i put the past into the ground
i saw the future as a cloud
if there's still time to turn around
i'm going to
it's just, one day I fell asleep
and all day, all night I dream
i am the first one ' deceive
if i can make myself believe
the rest is easy

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[11]

Stand by Mark Owen

all that i am is all i'll be, when you
stand, as a woman or a man
stand, anywhere you know you can
stand, if you want without a sound
stand, when you're tired of sitting down

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[12]

The Resolution by Jack's Mannequin

yeah i'm alive
but i don't need a witness
to know that i've survived
i'm not looking for forgiveness
yeah I just need light
i need light in the dark
as i search for the resolution

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[13]

Roll Up and Shine by Stereophonics

why don't you take a look in my mouth
why don't you take a look at yourself
so why don't you take a look around
so why don't we take a look inside
roll out the shock parade
free falling from a stage
performance and cocktails
roll up and shine

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[14]

Down To You by Joni Mitchell

everything comes and goes
marked by lovers and styles of clothes
things that you held high
and told yourself were true
lost or changing as the days come down to you
down to you
constant stranger
you're a kind person
you're a cold person too
it's down to you
it all comes down to you

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[15]

Nylon Smile by Portishead

looking out i want to know someone might care
looking out i want a reason to be there
cause i don't know what i've done to deserve you
and i don't know what i'll do without you

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[16]

Peter Pan by Patty Griffin

hey, peter pan
i'm going home now
i've done all i can
besides i'm grown now
i'll think of you all painted with the night
you sit and watch from somewhere
as one by one the lights go out

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[17]

Hearts Were Meant To Be Broken by Snow and Voices

no one knows, no one dear
put yourself over here
and you know i won't be left behind
you're nothing like the leaving kind

i'm going to break your heart
cause hearts were meant to be broken

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[18]

Proud by Heather Small

i look into the window of my mind
reflections of the fears i know i've left behind
i step out of the ordinary
i can feel my soul ascending
i'm on my way
can't stop me now
and you can do the same

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Firstly, thanks to Carmen, Nik, Manu and Claudia for the art. Thanks to Chri, Manu and Carmen for the mix songs. Claudia, I couldn't find your song, so I apologize it's not on there.

Secondly, the OP looked unbalanced without the supporters and previous threads lists, so I kept them. Honestly though, I kind of appreciate them more so now. Seriously, what the hell else is an OP for if not that? LOL. I hope everyone else can agree. Speaking of which, I only listed the last 50 threads, so if that's a problem, just tell me and I'll add the remaining ones. Also, please forgive me if it looks a tad empty at the moment. I'm going to try and add more pics and such of Gale's previous work and photo shoots later on.

Thirdly, instead of doing top 20 moments, I decided to do top 25. Plus the way the poll was set up didn't really allow me any other option. Thanks to everyone who participated in that.

Finally, I know I said everything was going to be in color, but basically QaF caps suck!! I still like the way it all turned out though, hopefully you do to. &hearts

P.S. When you download the mix tracks or zips, change the xx to tt! Also click on the banner icons to see the banners! My OCD wouldn't allow me to post them in their full prettiness! =/