Actors Quote by Jane Lynch

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

— Rupert Everett

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

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

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

I've never encountered homophobia in casting from the studios or networks - not once, not ever. Where you encounter it is with the agents…

— Dustin Lance Black

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

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

Yes, I'm looking forward to gay actors playing gay parts, but for me it's so important that everyone at home can see a bit…

— Jonathan Bailey

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

It's upsetting that it is such a big deal. I wish it weren't an issue all the time. It's funny that people say it's…

— Randy Harrison

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 feel like because I've done more gay characters, gay scenes, or gay projects than most straight actors, people see it as some sort…

— James Franco