What does “morality” have to do with pretending with acting? I dare you to find a Catholic priest who would tell a parishioner, “Nope, can’t kiss another woman who isn’t your wife, even in a play.” It’s an absurd premise. That McDonough has decided to come up with this “rule” on his own is, whatever, you’re correct that he CAN do what he wants, but we can make fun of him for being silly, and following a made-up rule that no priest would ever expect anyone to follow.

Morals are real. People with morals matter. Those without them do not. You’re OH so welcome for me clearing that up for literally EVERYONE.

Just saw this incredibly rude comment. It’s not about really shooting people, John, it’s about compromising your morals in who you portray. So yeah, drawing the line at kissing but not at playing evil people who hurt others is an odd line to draw, IMO. Kissing your costars rarely has any real feeling behind it, so it doesn’t mean anything 95% of the time.

And on your comment “no one gets shot by those guns,” don’t Google Jon-Erik Hexum, Brandon Lee, or the fatal shooting on the set of “Rust” involving Alec Baldwin.

I recently saw an interview with Kelsey Grammer, who talked about how his late CHEERS costar Kirstie Alley handled kissing scenes. In rehearsals, she’d just lean towards her scene partner and say “Kiss kiss,” but not kiss them for real until they were actually shooting. That seems sensible to me. It keeps the boundaries pretty clear, and still lets the show get what they need to tell their story.

That WOULD be pretty funny. “Oh, guys? Oh, sure, I have no problem making out with dudes.”