Lukas Gage Reveals His Mom's Response to His Sex Scenes, Talks Fan Mail, Representation & Diplo's Comments on Sexuality in 'Variety'

On his “goal” of making others feel seen in his roles…

“That’s the goal,” Lukas said when asked how he felt to have fans tell him they felt represented by his projects.

“At the end of the day, you hope that the stories do more than just entertain. Maybe it’s just being entertaining for the sake of being entertaining, or maybe it’s an escape from whatever hard time they’re having in their life, but to be seen in these characters, to feel like you can connect and like somebody else gets it — I’m not alone out there — that at the end of the day is the greatest gift that I can have in this job. It’s the greatest compliment that I can get on anything that I’m playing. People say to me, ‘Why are you always in wacky situations and crazy stuff?’ But if I have a kid saying, ‘I felt seen in that and I feel connected to this character,’ if I am part of that conversation, then that’s an honor and a huge compliment,” he continued.