Actor Quote by Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

People often ask me why I choose to primarily play queer characters, and my answer is that as a queer man, I choose to…

— Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

When it's all said and done, I am secure enough with my manhood to say to the world, 'I am a male actor, and…

— Omari Hardwick

I feel like, for so many years in the industry, LGBT-identifying actors were told to play small or water themselves down or 'butch it…

— Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

The more queer characters I play over my years of working as an actor, and the more I see other young artists stepping up…

— Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

The entertainment industry is very fickle. It's hard to understand. Everybody's instinct is to not rock the boat. When you're having some success, you…

— Amanda Bearse

I wouldn't want to lose out on my macho action movie just because I told people I was queer.

— Ezra Miller

I have played a lesbian and it's akin to breaking social barriers. Many have told me they are happy that a commercial heroine did…

— Regina Cassandra

A lot of people know me from my character that I play on 'Superstore,' Mateo, and I'm not interested in playing straight roles. I'm…

— Nico Santos

I knew I had to be the gay stereotype that was on the front of the papers every day. And I did my job…

— Rylan Clark-Neal

I'm not a good actor, I can play myself and a much gayer version of myself. That's my range.

— Daniel Tosh

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

I never look at myself as a closet actor wanting to make music or a closet musician wanting to act — I’m very proud…

— Jared Leto