I saw Ellen and my knees were weak. It was amazing. And it was very hard for me to get her out of my mind after that. Then when I saw her that night, we started talking, and that's that.

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I try to be feminine, yet intellectual and smart at the same time. You don't...

I try to be feminine, yet intellectual and smart at the same time. You don't...

When I was 15, I changed my name legally. I think it was largely due...

When I was 15, I changed my name legally. I think it was largely due...

When I watched Ellen come out in '97, my jaw was on the floor. I...

When I watched Ellen come out in '97, my jaw was on the floor. I...

I stumbled into acting and just loved it. I deferred law school-and I'm still deferred.

I stumbled into acting and just loved it. I deferred law school-and I'm still deferred.

Just look at all the awards shows now. It has turned into a catwalk. You...

Just look at all the awards shows now. It has turned into a catwalk. You...

It sounds so trite, but my private life is mine.

It sounds so trite, but my private life is mine.

In high school I had sex with girls quite a few times. They were straight...

In high school I had sex with girls quite a few times. They were straight...

Supermodels are over, and the new picture girl has become the television actress.

Supermodels are over, and the new picture girl has become the television actress.

My feelings for Ellen overrode all of my fear about being out as a lesbian....

My feelings for Ellen overrode all of my fear about being out as a lesbian....

I had a hell of a time convincing people I was gay - which was...

I had a hell of a time convincing people I was gay - which was...

I want young people to see me and think you can be feminine and smart...

I want young people to see me and think you can be feminine and smart...

I love being able to wear dresses and clothes that make me feel feminine and...

I love being able to wear dresses and clothes that make me feel feminine and...

I did a lot of fast talking as a youth; I was pretty good at...

I did a lot of fast talking as a youth; I was pretty good at...

I was very sexual from a very young age.

I was very sexual from a very young age.

If I was 14 and knew some gay people, I wouldn't nearly have had the...

If I was 14 and knew some gay people, I wouldn't nearly have had the...

I justified it in so many ways. I had a very, very long and difficult...

I justified it in so many ways. I had a very, very long and difficult...

My sexuality is a part of me that I really like. But it's not the...

My sexuality is a part of me that I really like. But it's not the...

I've had so many interviews where the last question is, Are you gay? I had...

I've had so many interviews where the last question is, Are you gay? I had...

Everyone is their own kind of lesbian. To think there's a certain way to dress...

Everyone is their own kind of lesbian. To think there's a certain way to dress...

People might find me attractive, but it's also my job to prove that I can...

People might find me attractive, but it's also my job to prove that I can...