Actor Quote by Dan Amboyer

As an actor, it was important to me to play gay characters because, growing up, it was something I never really saw done on…

— Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

I mean, I always knew that I was gay, yet this was a time when you were not encouraged to bring that out as…

— Amanda Bearse

When I was in high school, there weren't a lot of out gay actors playing gay roles. I didn't see myself represented truthfully in…

— Tommy Dorfman

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've played a couple of gay characters onstage, and it's always been something I'm comfortable with. I grew up in a family and a…

— Seth Numrich

I graduated from high school in '62 and I didn't know any people who were gay. I'm sure there were people, but I didn't…

— John Glover

I've never been turned down for a role because I'm gay. I'm a character actor, and that's probably why. I don't find Hollywood, in…

— Jane Lynch

The taboo for straight actors playing gay is gone... My mother was squirming a bit in the theater because she comes from a different…

— Dean Cain

I didn't have any role models. I really thought I was doomed to this loveless, lonely life. I didn't know any gay people until…

— Bryan Batt

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 don't discriminate against straight or gay people in casting; I'm open to good acting.

— Del Shores

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

— Rupert Everett