People don't see me in traditional roles; I'm not getting cast in the revival of 'Company' as Bobby. — Billy Porter Copy Share Image
There's this misconception that I've been turning down roles. It's just not true. The reality is, there was nothing for me to do, nobody was calling, the phone wasn't ringing. — Billy Porter Copy Share Image
I'm not a person who believes that Broadway is the only place. I think there's lots of work that goes on outside of Broadway… — Billy Porter Copy Share Image
I had something nobody else could do - I sang in a way that separated me - and, when you're trying to get noticed,… — Billy Porter Copy Share Image
I always said if I played a drag queen, I'd want to create a template with the realness they talk about in 'Paris Is… — Billy Porter Copy Share Image
My truth is I am gay and out, and if I can't do that in my music, then I don't need it. Fortunately, I… — Billy Porter Copy Share Image
I was fine being in the closet at the beginning of my career because that's what you were supposed to be - until I… — Billy Porter Copy Share Image
I'm in love with what a high heel does to a leg: how it makes a woman or a man feel. It's empowering. — Billy Porter Copy Share Image
I love the community of theater. There is something about the camaraderie: People who show up eight times a week to do a show.… — Billy Porter Copy Share Image
For years I tried to put myself in a box, and it frustrated me, so I had to let go and let the universe… — Billy Porter Copy Share Image
Just by the nature of making the choice to be true to who I am, I'm political. Sometimes that's all you need to do:… — Billy Porter Copy Share Image
People don't see me in traditional roles; I'm not getting cast in the revival of 'Company' as Bobby. — Billy Porter Copy Share Image
You can't ever put yourself in a position where someone is requiring you to inhabit somebody else's energy. You have to own your thing,… — Billy Porter Copy Share Image
I want to do work that means something to me so that when I go to work at the theater eight times a week,… — Billy Porter Copy Share Image
