I did a lot of fast talking as a youth; I was pretty good at it. I was never talked into it - I was always the one doing the talking.

Quote by Portia De Rossi

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You live with the fear people might find out. Then you actually have the courage...

You live with the fear people might find out. Then you actually have the courage...

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...

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...

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 have to be asked, I guess, but I love the idea of marriage. I...

I have to be asked, I guess, but I love the idea of marriage. I...

I married him for a green card. We had a really great, caring relationship; it...

I married him for a green card. We had a really great, caring relationship; it...

I thought, I'm out in my life, that doesn't involve my public life.

I thought, I'm out in my life, that doesn't involve my public life.

The most important thing for me was to never, ever, ever deny it. But I...

The most important thing for me was to never, ever, ever deny it. But I...

I don't even like watching sex scenes in movies. I have a slight prudish side...

I don't even like watching sex scenes in movies. I have a slight prudish side...

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.

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...

When you have the paparazzi hiding in the bushes outside your home, the only thing...

When you have the paparazzi hiding in the bushes outside your home, the only thing...

When I was anorexic it just seemed like I literally wanted to disappear. And now...

When I was anorexic it just seemed like I literally wanted to disappear. And now...

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...

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...

We must be able to inspire. That's my goal in acting.

We must be able to inspire. That's my goal in acting.

I ran into Ellen at a photo shoot. She took my breath away. That had...

I ran into Ellen at a photo shoot. She took my breath away. That had...

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....