Actresses Quote by Ellen DeGeneres

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

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

If you look at my life before I went into television, the struggle I went through coming out would be surprising to most people,…

— Andy Cohen

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

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 just lived my life and our band slowly became successful. I never would have wanted to go back in the closet, but it…

— Leisha Hailey

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

A lot of people are curious why I'm a lesbian. Ladies and gentlemen, the cast of Entourage!

— Jane Lynch

I guess I became an actress because I didn't want to be myself.

— Jean Arthur

There I was as a kid: a closeted homosexual who wants to be an actress. I had no choice! Wanting to act was something…

— Jane Lynch

There were times I was told, 'You are too gay.' I turned down a lot of things because producers said they wanted me to…

— Ross Mathews

When I wanted to be an actress, I never wanted really to be the kind of actress I became.

— Rachel Ward