Kit Harington Talks Toxic Masculinity: ‘We Need To Start Dealing With That Anger’
etcanada.comKit Harington is confronting male anger with his latest role. The former “Game of Thrones” star is set to play Henry V in a modernized stage production of Shakespeare’s play, and he talked to the Guardian about viewing the character through the lens of toxic masculinity. “I see it everywhere,” Harington says. “I see confused men walking the streets.
I see terrible role models. I see a lot of anger, and I think we need to start dealing with that anger – we as men, but we as a society as well.” READ MORE: Kit Harington Says Parenting Is More ‘Exhausting’ Than Filming ‘Game Of Thrones’ Harington also approached Henry as a kind of addict, which opened up aspects of the character that he could relate to strongly. “What happens to a person when they put down one lifestyle and cross to a different thing?
And if that different thing is power, what does that look like?” he said, adding that “addiction gone wrong is a very selfish trait.
Even a sober addict can be a very selfish person. It’s a self-centred disease.” Talking about his relationship to acting itself, Harington said, “This is a very addictive job.
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