Closet Quote by Sue Townsend

I was connected to the theater, it was my first love, where my career was focused, on interesting ways to tell stories.

— Marielle Heller

I was journaling in Florence, and I was like, 'Oh, I have to come out of the closet. I have to break up with…

— Jonathan Groff

At some point, I came out to a lot of friends and some family, but then I went back in the closet when I…

— Keiynan Lonsdale

I joined an amateur drama group as a teenager, fell in love with theatre, and it totally changed my life.

— David Jason

My family was all police and hard hats at the refineries; they didn't know what to think about me. So I became a closet…

— Robert Crais

My mother encouraged me and was very great about me being gay, but she always encouraged me to follow my musical dreams, which I'm…

— Elton John

My interest in theatre and storytelling began in my mother's kitchen. It was a meeting place for my mother's large circle of friends.

— Lynn Nottage

I came to be a part of the ballroom scene in late 1993. I was living in Baltimore, and i was going through that…

— Dominique Jackson

I was inadvertently raised in the 'gay community.' I had straight parents, but I spent massive amounts of time at a very early age…

— Darren Criss

I got into theatre very early, so yes I was surrounded by gay people quite early and frequently.

— Judith Light

The writing process was some of the most exciting and rewarding moments of my life. It felt a lot like being in a band.

— Ethan Hawke

My two brothers and I grew up in the theater, going everywhere with my parents when they performed.

— Demian Bichir