Jared LetoJared Leto considered wearing drag to the Oscars
Leto, who won the best supporting actor award for his portrayal of a transgender woman in Dallas Buyers Club, says the experience changed his views on the Academy Awards, and on female groomingJared Leto has revealed he considered attending the Oscars in drag to pick up his best supporting actor prize for portraying a transgender woman suffering from AIDS in Dallas Buyers Club.
Leto, who played drug addict Rayon in Jean-Marc Vallée's acclaimed drama, was speaking to the London Evening Standard. He told the newspaper he considered wearing female clothing "because I knew that she would have loved to be there".
The 42-year-old actor was the clear frontrunner for best supporting actor through the later stages of this year's awards race. Co-star Matthew McConaughey also took best actor for his portrayal of macho rodeo rider Ron Woodroof, who discovers he has AIDS and begins trading illegal life-saving drugs on the black market in an attempt to make money and save his own life.
Leto, who has been touring with his rock band Thirty Seconds To Mars since triumphing at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, told the Standard's ES Magazine his previous reticent attitude towards Hollywood glitz had been changed by having the world's attention upon him. "I would never say, 'I don't give a shit about the Oscars,' because it's not the whole truth," he said. "It's not about the shiny, naked golden man, or the pat on the back, it's about being able to stand on a world stage for two minutes in front of a billion people and say something that is meaningful, important to you."
Leto added: "It was pretty fucking fantastic to see all those Hollywood dreamers letting loose with such abandon. I looked over and my mother was dancing with Madonna."
He also said the process of getting into makeup to play Rayon had given him even greater respect for women. "It's so much work for girls to get ready," said Leto. "I was brought up by my mum, so I always had an appreciation of women. But now I have more respect for the process.
"It's a lot, what women have to do to themselves. But in the end, when you put that final dash of lipstick on and your look all comes together, it really is a glorious reward."
Jared Leto has not seen Dallas Buyers Club
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