The Walking Dead News & Updates : Interview With Steve Yeun, Why His Character Glenn Is Special And His Final Words in The Hit Series
The Walking Dead (TWD) star Steve Yeun sat down recently with Entertainment Weekly magazine to discuss his career following the unexpected demise of his character Glenn in AMC's hit zombie apocalypse drama. The actor discusses the importance of playing an Asian-American role model and what makes his TWD character Glenn so special in his eyes.
In the interview, Steve Yeun explained his last words to Maggie on The Walking Dead while he was being bludgeoned by Negan with his Lucy baseball bat. The actor highlighted the poignancy of Glenn's final words saying goodbye to his on-screen wife. He deemed those words as special since Yeun recently got married. For Yeun, Glenn's final wishes depicted the character's determination to go so far even in his broken state.
Steve Yeun explored the significance of playing a strong Asian-American lead character. He considered playing Glenn as the greatest honor that he has gotten to experience for the full acceptance of his well-loved character. Yeun said that he grew up without a Glenn to look up to on television while growing up.
The 32-year-old actor talked about a Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment function where one of CAPE's founders discussed her experience of attending a camp where Korean American kids are exposed to cultural awareness. According to Yeun, he was disturbed by what the CAPE co-founder told him of Korean Americans' lack of self-esteem.
In a Cinema Blend report, Steve Yeun outlined what he loved about being Glenn on The Walking Dead. For Yeun, what mattered in Glenn's character is that he was an individual. He said that viewers "got to see an Asian-American person completely normalized as they are."
However, the website Inverse reported why Glenn's death is a big blow to Asian-American representation in Hollywood. But it stressed that Glenn's gruesome murder would not stop the progress the character has made. Inverse noted the role of Glenn in introducing normal Asian-Americans to mainstream television.
