✍️ Humility In Drag (The Birdcage Interview) // bradley-andrews.com
Robin found a way to make those traits a gift for others. He dealt attention generously; but he also knew when it was his time to step in and rearrange it. Not everyone is like him, with the capacity to absorb—or perhaps endure—the gaze of others. Attention is a powerful thing and people like Robin have an innate understanding of the deleterious effect that it can have on people who aren’t desirous of it. It can hurt. It can harm. It can make you self-conscious and afraid, killing that wonderful spirit of play and creation.