Age Quote by Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

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

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

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 understand why the gay community wants to embrace actors who are out. People want to be represented.

— Cheyenne Jackson

I think as far as straight actors playing gay roles, "Brokeback Mountain" was a big breakthrough. I'm pretty sure when they were casting that…

— James Franco

I would never advise anyone to stay in the closet to further their careers - I'm sure it leads to big fat gay ulcers.…

— Ben Daniels

Outside of being an actress, I feel like being out is the biggest way that gay people can change perception. There are people that…

— Jill Bennett

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'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

I personally always have a hard time relating to queer characters in media because I didn't really see myself in them. They were kind…

— Noelle Stevenson

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

The public has always had affection for gay entertainers. The time was right for an out gay entertainer.

— Julian Clary