in a video posted yesterday, Amell sounded reflective, now that some time has passed between his initial comments, his walking-back of those comments, and the widely circulated photos of him marching in a “SAG-AFTRA Strong” t-shirt. “I think when I spoke the first time, I didn’t choose my words as carefully as I should. I love acting, I love film, and I love television, and I know how much going on strike hurts.
Not just the actors, but all the people who work on film and television,” he said, also mentioningalongside the actors, as well as other adjacent industries like hotels and restaurants. “I always say that I support my union—when I said that I don’t support the strike, that was the wrong choice of words. Plain and simple. I put my foot in my mouth trying to take ownership of it.