21st century Quote by Ben Daniels

I get why certain actors want to stay in the closet.

— Adam Lambert

Outside of being an actress, I feel like being out is the biggest way that gay people can change perception. There are people that…

— Jill Bennett

The more it happens, the easier it is for others, although I do understand why some actors choose not to come out. I have…

— Cheyenne Jackson

There's a false concept that being gay and out in Hollywood will hurt your career. It's intrinsic homophobia. It's as if being gay is…

— Perez Hilton

I've had enough of being a gay icon! I've had enough of all this hard work, because, since I came out, I keep getting…

— Ian Mckellen

I think there are probably more closet conservatives in Hollywood than there are closet homosexuals.

— Charlton Heston

I was never in the closet as an actor. It never occurred to me that my sexuality was something to be ashamed of.

— Joe Mantello

I think the gay community, as a whole, is slighted by high-profile figures who remain in the closet. But I think that a lot…

— Christopher Rice

A lot of straight actors are actively searching for gay roles because it is something different to do.

— Rupert Everett

The closet exists because people don't talk about it, so that people going into political careers make a calculation early on. They say to…

— Kirby Dick

I understand why the gay community wants to embrace actors who are out. People want to be represented.

— Cheyenne Jackson

I had examples from a very young age of gay actors or personalities coming out in late '90s and early 2000s who faced a…

— Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman