“When it's all said and done, I am secure enough with my manhood to say to the world, "I am a male actor, and its okay for me to play a gay man."” MenWorldSaidDoneEnoughPlayActorsGayOkayMalesSecureManhoodGay MenSaid And Done Author:Omari Hardwick
“I can't take on all the worries of the world, you know. I can only talk about being gay and being an actor. I'll have to leave those other battles to somebody else.” KnowsWorldI CanActorsWorryGayBattleBeing Gay Author:Ian Mckellen
“I'm certainly not going to tell other people what they should do with their own personal lives. I think it's certainly easier for a director to be out. The public is not going to see a movie because the director is gay or straight. It's maybe a little harder for an actor or actress because of, you know, the love roles and stuff. But gay people have been impersonating heteros in the movies for years. So, hopefully, that is becoming less of an issue. I think it would have been really great if a gay person had played a gay person. That's brave!” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsShouldYearsLittlesPersonsHas BeensActorsStuffRolesIssuesBecomingEasierGayDirectorsHarderBraveActressesHopefullyReally GreatPersonal LifeGay PeopleBecause Of You Author:John Waters
“Most people don't know that I am an accomplished dramatic actor... But I've performed in several Shakespeare productions including Hamlet, except in this version, Hamlet lives in an apartment with two women, and has to pretend he's gay so that the landlord won't evict him.” PeopleKnowsTwoActorsGayIncludingProductionsVersionsDramaticAccomplishedApartmentLandlord Author:John Ritter
“As a comedian I don't think they look at me as a sexual person but I can see where with actors it would be a little difficult for them because its part of their mystique, it gives them an easier time to change characters and people aren't going oh we have a gay actor, their gay so I don't know if I'm gunna buy this guy with this girl, its weird, I don't think it's fair; it's only done with us, it seems, like they just accept everyone as straight and go along with it and then its oh their gay and make a big deal out of it.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsGivingLooksLittlesPersonsI CanDoneCharacterBigsSeemsWould BeGuyGirlActorsDifficultDealsAcceptingEasierGayFairsComedianLook At MeThis GuyBig DealThis GirlMystiqueEasier Times Author:Wanda Sykes
“It's amazing how the world has changed because, at that time [2005], a lot of actors didn't want to play a gay role.” WorldWantPlayActorsRolesChangedGay Author:Jake Gyllenhaal
“So often, I have seen really, really talented performers never quite relating to material. I mean, there's a lot of gay actors, for example, that are obviously gay. They're not going to be able to do some of the material. Some of them they can, some of them they can't.” MeanAbleActorsExampleMaterialsGayPerformersNever Quit Author:Julie Halston
“When I was writing the book, I thought "Who wants to hear another story about some actor who lost his way?" But my story is a little unique in that I realized when I was 14 years old that I was different. I think a lot of gay people use drugs and alcohol to quell that fear and shame - especially people of my age.” PeopleThinkingWayWantWritingYearsLittlesBookDifferentStoriesUseAgeActorsLostGayDrugUniqueShameAlcoholI RealizedGay PeopleDrugs And Alcohol Author:Leslie Jordan
“I think as far as straight actors playing gay roles, "Brokeback Mountain" was a big breakthrough. I'm pretty sure when they were casting that movie that - I think the story is, like you know, 10 to 15 other actors turned it down.” ThinkingKnowsStoriesBigsActorsRolesLike YouGayMountainCastingBreakthroughBrokeback Mountain Author:James Franco
“You can't be an openly gay movie star. You can't be an openly gay pop star, really - minus Ricky Martin.” ActorsStarsGayPopsMovieMovie StarMinusPop Stars Author:Rashida Jones
“I understand why the gay community wants to embrace actors who are out. People want to be represented.” PeopleWantActorsCommunityGayEmbraceGay Community Author:Cheyenne Jackson