Chicon 2013 Misha Collins Solo Panel
Fan: Okay, so I was wondering, on Thursday I think, you tweeted that “You’re not crazy” and then about 25 minutes later you said, “I might be though.” So, I was wondering what exactly happened in those 25 minutes? (audience cheers and laugh) Misha: I was, uh- I was trying- I- there- there was a lot of, uh, drama on the internet. I don’t know if- (Fan: “Yeah.”) -you know about the internet or about drama (audience giggles) but there was- There seemed to be a lot of it in the Supernatural fandom, um-
Audience member: A little bit. (some audience members profess obviously faked surprise) Misha: Maybe I was imagining it, I don’t know. (members of the audience say no) Um, but, uh, I was trying to, uh, to sort of, uhhh... be a voice of- of support to, uh, (audience claps) to people who were, um, upset (audience cheers) Um… yeah. Ironically, I mean, when I say, uh... crazy is kind of a compliment coming from- I don’t know. Um, is that really a nice thing to say to somebody, “You’re not crazy?” I don’t know. Um... but, uh… yeah. Um, certainly. It’s uh- a l- I actually- I don’t know really what was going on, all I know is that I got an email from- oh, bah bah bah (waves his hand in dismissal). Um, it has to do with, you know, Destiel, and uh-
Fan: Yeah. (audience groans) Misha: -and (some cheers in the audience) Cas- Cas having sex, and people on the show commenting on it, and things like that. Um, and, uh... (hears a noise and looks to his right) Are those tears? Did I- my- (laughs) No? Yes? Um, uh, what did you guys think? Did- were- are you guys upset? Happy? Sad? (audience yells No) No to which? I asked three questions. (audience laughs) Not upset? (audience yells No) Yes upset? (audience mostly yells no, but a few loudly yell yes) Yeah. Well, it sounds like a little confusion going on here. (audience giggles)
Audience member: More sex! Misha: More sex, is that right? (audience cheers and claps) Um, yeah, alright. Um... I don’t know what to say. I mean, yeah, I’d love to talk about it, but I don’t really know what to say. Um, I do think that, uh, you know, that- that the relationship between Dean and Cas is a very intense, very important relationship. Um, whether that’s ever going to be, uh, consummated in, uh, (audience laughs) sexual congress on, um, broadcast television or not, I- I can’t speak to. But, um, the uh... you know, as far- from the perspective of my character, Dean is like, the only- at times, the only being in the universe, human, angel, or otherwise, that he has any connection to, so it’s very, you know, profound bond, as they say. As I say. Um, uh... But, uh... It is interesting from my perspective to see how s- how so many people are so emotionally invested in the show, in relation to the show. Um, you would never- I mean, if you were on set, it’s, “Really? People- people care about this?” (audience giggles) Um, because-
Audience member: We don’t have representation! Misha: It’s about representation? Representation of?
Audience member: LGBT! Misha: Yes, I- okay, so… It’s about representation of the- of the LGBT community? Um… Yeah, I mean, I can see how you could, um… I don’t know. I think it’s- I think it’s also about interpretation and- and allowing the audience to work with the material. I mean, it’s- it’s, it’s an interactive, um, experience, where the audience is- each audience member experiences the show in a different way, and I think that we are cognizant of that- I’m certainly cognizant of that, and, um, very, um, interested in keeping that, uh, open for interpretation. Um, but, you know, different people watch the sh- show through completely different lenses. Some people watch the show because they’re into, you know, classic cars. And some people watch the show because they, you know, read homoerotic, uh, subtext into it. (audience giggles and some cheer) And some people, you know, watch the show because they hate demons. (audience laughs) Um, and… and, um… And I kind of- I, personally, want that to be, um, as open a door as possible and to, you know, and to have that be available imagination fodder for as many people as possible. Um-
Audience: (Claps and cheers loudly) Misha: And I certainly don’t- I- I- I certainly don’t want to disparage any group that has any given interpretation on the show, perspective on it. Um, uh, but at the same time, people who don’t share that- even if the people, like, you know, uh, t- the people working on the show don’t all watch the show. People writing the show aren’t even writing from the same perspective. Like, everybody who’s involved in it has a different perspective. Um, I think some writers, um, you know, some writers are- are layering in, you know, uh… things that other writers aren’t. (waves his hand) Um, and so, you know, studio executives are watching it, uh, through one lens and some through another. Um, poor Chad Kennedy, to- uh- to- (laughs) He is an awesome guy, you guys, uh, the executive, that got, uh, some, uh, pushback on his Twitter account. Um, he just didn’t- he didn’t know how mean you guys are, that’s all. (audience laughs) Um, no, I’m kidding. He’s a- he’s a really great, really intelligent, really thoughtful person, um, who... put his hand in- into the mouth of a lion. Um… (looks at and then gestures to the audience) I don’t know. I- I don’t know if I’m... uh…
Audience: (Various members say things the mic doesn’t pick up) Misha: Uh-huh. Mm-hmm. Yeah, I- we can. It’s something that I find interesting but, um, we don’t have to talk about it. Um...
Audience: (Several members yell) Thank you! Misha: But, uh, (audience claps) Any- Anyway, for those of you who... (gestures at the audience) who do think about it, know that, uh, you know, it is, uh, something that we think about, too.
