“By starving myself into society’s beauty ideal, I had compromised my success, my independence, and my quality of life. Being overweight was really no different. It was just the “f— you” response to the same pressure. I was still responding… — Portia de Rossi Copy Share Image
I love being able to wear dresses and clothes that make me feel feminine and beautiful, and I love the fact that I don't have to all the time; I can wear a tank and jeans. — Portia de Rossi Copy Share Image
In high school I had sex with girls quite a few times. They were straight women who I convinced to jump in the sack… — Portia de Rossi Copy Share Image
Supermodels are over, and the new picture girl has become the television actress. — Portia de Rossi Copy Share Image
I knew that I was gay, I knew it. I just couldn't see myself as a gay woman, even though that's where my heart… — Portia de Rossi Copy Share Image
You don't have to be emaciated or vomiting to be suffering. All people who live their lives on a diet are suffering. — Portia de Rossi Copy Share Image
I began to see myself as someone who can help others understand diversity rather than feeling like a social outcast. Ellen taught me to… — Portia de Rossi Copy Share Image
The most important thing for me was to never, ever, ever deny it. But I didn't really have the courage to talk about it.… — Portia de Rossi Copy Share Image
I would eat 300 calories a day - a lot of Jell-O and no-sugar everything, of course. I was doing Pilates, weight-training, circuit training;… — Portia de Rossi Copy Share Image
The diet industry is making a lot of money selling us fad diets, nonfat foods full of chemicals, gym memberships, and pills while we… — Portia de Rossi Copy Share Image
I really never stopped thinking about Ellen, because I just haven't felt that kind of energy with anyone in my life. — Portia de Rossi Copy Share Image
Even if I'm hormonal and I feel like I've got a couple pounds of water weight, I will never starve myself, I will never,… — Portia de Rossi Copy Share Image
I didn't choose the fact that I was gay, but I did choose whether to live my life as a gay woman-that was the… — Portia de Rossi Copy Share Image
