Character Quote by Eric McCormack

I've never played a gay character on screen, so that would be interesting. I've never played a gay character, and that would fascinate me…

— Eddie Marsan

I don't think there is a guy that played more gay characters than I have done in my life.

— Antonio Banderas

People balk at the fact that I've played loads of gay characters. Maybe I have, but you know what? It doesn't matter.

— Freddie Fox

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

Now, it's weird not to have gay characters on a show.

— Megan Mullally

Without a conscious effort, all of my plays have all featured gay characters. I'm proud of that.

— Stephen Karam

I knew that I wanted to primarily play queer characters.

— Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

A lot of times, gay characters are represented in unrealistic or stereotypical ways.

— Shannon Purser

Once you're sort of pigeonholed into something, it's quite difficult to get out of it. I have no aversion to playing a gay character…

— Sarah Shahi

I'm interested in gay characters - not trying to sensationalize gay characters, just [representing] who are in my personal life. I'm interested in exploring…

— Jamie Babbit

The playing ground is so uneven, and there have been so many straight characters for such a long time, and so many gay actors…

— Stephanie Beatriz

There are lots of big books that have gay characters - or, more commonly, a gay character - in secondary roles, but seldom are…

— Garth Greenwell