Comic actor Rebel Wilson got serious in the debate over whether straight actors should play gay characters.

In an interview posted Sunday by the BBCs Desert Island Discs, Wilson, who is engaged to a woman , was commenting on the political correctness of if you are something, then now youre allowed to joke about it. Meaning that if youre overweight, you can make fat jokes, she said.

Asked by host Lauren Laverne if that was a good thing or do you find it restrictive, the Bridesmaids star switched gears.

I think thats hard, she said. Its going into this territory of like saying, Well, only straight actors can play straight roles, and gay actors can play gay roles, which I think is total nonsense.

I think you should be able to play any role that you want, the Rebel Rising author continued. But I always think, in comedy, your job is to always kind of flirt with that line of whats acceptable. Sometimes you do step over it but, at the end of the day, you are trying to entertain people. Ill tell you where you wont be entertained is if people are always being safe and protective. Youre not gonna get good comedy from that.