Glee’s Matthew Morrison talks fame, broadway and sings! (with video)

From AfterElton.com:

AE: So you don’t mind being on the gayest show in television?
MM: Absolutely not.

AE: I know you’ve done some big Broadway stuff, but does the hoopla around Glee feel bigger than the Broadway plays and musicals?
MM: Broadway stuff only reaches a certain level. There’s only so many people you can reach with Broadway. This is a whole different level. I probably wouldn’t be talking to you…

AE: You probably would.
MM: Well, you, Michael, definitely. [laughs] More people saw the pilot of this show than saw me in the entire ten years I was on Broadway. Just the amount of people it reaches, you can’t compare it.

AE: How do you deal with this incipient fame that is upon you? If the show takes off and hits, it’s going to put you in a whole different level. Does that mess with your head?
MM: I don’t really consider it a good thing. I really enjoy my anonymity, but I’m so proud of the show, and I so love it, that whatever it brings — whatever it brings — I’m ready for it, because I really want people to see it. In a good way, maybe it will make me more recognizable and further my career, but I’m going to miss going places without having to do photo ops with everyone I see.

AE: Being a straight guy who grew up doing musical theater and now being in the theater world, what would you say to the straight guy who might not want to tune into the show or the young straight guys out there who are concerned about doing theater because “it’s gay”?
MM: Honestly, I went into theater because I enjoyed dance, and I looked at all the women dancers and I was like, “I gotta be in that! That’s’ what I need to be doing!” There’s something for everyone in theater, but also I think it just brings so much joy to people. You can only throw a football for so long. You can always sing. You can always dance. It’s an amazing gift and I’m just so proud to be a part of it.