Actors Quote by Margot Kidder

Even now, there are young actors who want careers as romantic leading men, and the best thing is not to reveal you're gay.

— Ian Mckellen

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

— Rupert Everett

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 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

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

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

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

There is just a lot of creativity and theatricality in performers who happen to be gay. Maybe there's a success in numbers, so by…

— Neil Patrick Harris

I've had enough of being a gay icon! I've had enough of all this hard work, because, since I came out, I keep getting…

— Ian Mckellen

I was told that if I wanted to be a leading man in Hollywood, I couldn't possibly be thought of as gay.

— Sean Maher

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

— Cheyenne Jackson