Cinema Quote by Justin Lin

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

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 love looking out in a crowded theater and seeing a sea of gay men.

— Belinda Carlisle

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

I think, almost, the film industry thinks that by making gay characters super masculine, it's an attempt at saying being gay is OK if…

— Josie Totah

I'm lucky enough to live in London, which is a boiling pot of every kind of language and background and demographic and sexuality and…

— Alex Lawther

For whatever reason, gay characters, or characters that deal with sexuality issues, who are black, in 'black films'... are typically not dealt with with…

— Justin Simien

I feel like Hollywood likes to use gay people to tell either really sad gay stories starring straight actors, or everything's about a struggle.…

— Tommy Dorfman

It's incredibly important for the world to see a gay black character that's comfortable with themselves on screen.

— Ncuti Gatwa

A lot of gay-themed films are terrible. And mainstream audiences and the press aren't interested, understandably.

— Andrew Haigh

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

It's not enough for Hollywood to make a bunch of gay movies. That's obviously a big part of the equation, but then gay people…

— Billy Eichner