Actors Quote by Richard Chamberlain

Personally, I wouldn't advise a gay leading man-type actor to come out.

— Richard Chamberlain

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

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 was told that if I wanted to be a leading man in Hollywood, I couldnt possibly be thought of as gay.

— Sean Maher

I'm not naive to the fact that I'm an out gay actor.

— Ellen Page

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

— Rupert Everett

I'm certainly not going to tell other people what they should do with their own personal lives. I think it's certainly easier for a…

— John Waters

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

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 wouldn't mind doing a gay role actually I think it would probably help me develope in my acting career.

— Michael Cera

Honestly, I would not advise any actor necessarily, if he was really thinking of his career, to come out.

— Rupert Everett

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