Art Quote by Jacob Elordi

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 guess I think of myself as an actor before I think of myself as a gay actor.

— Jonathan Groff

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 did a one-off episode of 'The New Normal' for Ryan Murphy, and that was the first time I played a gay role.

— Matt Bomer

I'm straight, but the character was too important to me to muddle his world with my private life. As a nobody, I got away…

— Gale Harold

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 didn't ever think about being an actor. But I fell in love with it when I realized how amazing, difficult, and interesting it…

— Gregg Sulkin

I enjoyed playing the dual role of an actor and producer.

— Anushka Sharma

Being a young actor in the industry, I had a lot of people who strongly advised me to stay quiet. That was hard to…

— Dan Amboyer

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 never thought about the gayness. Liberace just looked like he was having so much fun. And that whole idea of talking directly to…

— Michael Douglas

It's amazing how the world has changed because, at that time [2005], a lot of actors didn't want to play a gay role.

— Jake Gyllenhaal