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> [At 16 years old, I was signed to my very first modeling agency. That was my first real introduction to the entertainment industry. It really opened my eyes to a world that was available to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/at-16-years-old-i-was-signed-to-my-very-first-modeling-agency-that/)

[Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/)

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## More by Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

> [At 21 years old, I found myself in Vancouver, and that's where I got the part for my first movie. I was sitting in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/at-21-years-old-i-found-myself-in-vancouver-and-that-s-where-i-got/)

[Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/)

> [I watched some shows like 'The Simple Life' and 'The Anna Nicole Smith Show,' but I hadn't really watched 'The Bachelor' until I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/i-watched-some-shows-like-the-simple-life-and-the-anna-nicole-smith/)

[Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/)

> [The more queer characters I play over my years of working as an actor, and the more I see other young artists stepping up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/the-more-queer-characters-i-play-over-my-years-of-working-as-an-actor/)

[Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/)

> [I had examples from a very young age of gay actors or personalities coming out in late '90s and early 2000s who faced a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/i-had-examples-from-a-very-young-age-of-gay-actors-or-personalities/)

[Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/)

> [Every fan interaction I have when someone tells me they can look to their television screens and see themselves reflected in me is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/every-fan-interaction-i-have-when-someone-tells-me-they-can-look-to/)

[Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/)

> [From the most remote of villages to the largest metropolitan cities, we, as a species, have the same internal need to be seen, heard,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/from-the-most-remote-of-villages-to-the-largest-metropolitan-cities/)

[Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/)

> [Coming of age as a young queer man of color, it was a rarity to see any reflections of myself portrayed in mainstream media.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/coming-of-age-as-a-young-queer-man-of-color-it-was-a-rarity-to-see/)

[Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/)

> [I think that Linda Perry is such a beautiful example of strong female representation in the industry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/i-think-that-linda-perry-is-such-a-beautiful-example-of-strong-female/)

[Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/)

> [As an actor, it was important to me to play gay characters because, growing up, it was something I never really saw done on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/as-an-actor-it-was-important-to-me-to-play-gay-characters-because/)

[Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/)

> [I never really felt like I quite fit in. Other boys were playing sports and into hunting and stereotypically masculine activities. I was always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/i-never-really-felt-like-i-quite-fit-in-other-boys-were-playing/)

[Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/)

> [I feel like people are so eager and willing to accept the concept of females being bisexual and having it be a very natural…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/i-feel-like-people-are-so-eager-and-willing-to-accept-the-concept-of/)

[Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/)

> [I love my blackness... I love my queerness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/i-love-my-blackness-i-love-my-queerness/)

[Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/)

> [At 16 years old, I was signed to my very first modeling agency. That was my first real introduction to the entertainment industry. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/at-16-years-old-i-was-signed-to-my-very-first-modeling-agency-that/)

[Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/)

> [Sometimes in order for change to be made in a positive fashion, we must force ourselves to look unblinkingly at painful realities and reevaluate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/sometimes-in-order-for-change-to-be-made-in-a-positive-fashion-we/)

[Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/)

> [Each time I turn on my own television screen and see reflections of myself in other courageous young LGBTQ-identifying actors and artists, I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/each-time-i-turn-on-my-own-television-screen-and-see-reflections-of/)

[Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/)

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