's Thomas Jane: "No Penis In My Mouth" Was a Joke

Thomas Jane, who plays the well-endowed prostitute in HBO's Hung, says he was joking when he told the network, "The year I end up with a penis in my mouth is the last year of the show," reports New York magazine.

The actor made the statement last weekend and clarified the meaning his statement last night. "Of course, everything I said was meant in good humor, good fun," Jane says, before reminding the magazine of his solid LGBT-friendly credentials. "You know, I'm a fan of the gay community, just because I've grown up in Hollywood around them, I have family members who are gay, really good friends, co-workers, a lot of the writers on Hung are gay, so it's amusing to think, obviously I would never be able to tell HBO what to do, or the writers how to write the character. But for me, it's an expression of what I find interesting about the show."

Jane also reveals that he's very proud to have been part of "one of the longest gay kisses in screen history," referring to the 1998 film The Velocity of Gary, in which he played another hustler, opposite Vincent D'Onofrio. "I'm sorry for people who don't know and take anything I say too seriously," Jane says. "Nothing I say should be taken too seriously. But they have that right. Nothing wrong with a little controversy!"