Kerr Smith is looking inward in his new memoir, “I Don’t Want to Wait.” In the new book, available Tuesday, Nov. 10, Smith details his experiences on “Dawson’s Creek,” including the process of finding out that his character, Jack McPhee, was going to come out as gay.
\n\nIn the exclusive excerpt below, he details his conversations with Kevin Williamson and Greg Berlanti during filming, as well as the discussions in the years that followed. As seen below, the book also includes an interview with James Van Der Beek, conducted in 2025.
\n\nKERR: Greg—do you remember the night we met? I’ll never forget it. It was probably five or six episodes into season two when you and Kevin blew into town on the jet.
\n\nGREG: Yeah, I was down there with him when he was coming to tell you. Just to give some context—because I think it’s important— at that time, straight actors did not want to play gay. Back then, nine out of ten actors who were straight did not want to play gay parts. Even if they weren’t straight, nine out of ten male actors did not want to play gay parts. So, the fact that you were finding…
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