“My stance toward life, though, is that I always try to surrender to the mystery of not being in charge,” he said. “I have an openness to any impulses that may arise within me at any time.”
Although he was quick to clarify his statement: “If I were to identify, I would identify as heterosexual.”
This is not the first time Garfield has talked about his sexuality. In a 2017 Q&A panel, the actor said “I am a gay man right now, pretty much, just without the physical act,” after which he faced public backlash.