I want young people to see me and think you can be feminine and smart and successful, all at the same time.

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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...

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...

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...

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

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

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 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...

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

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

If you've looked at all the glamour magazines lately, all the covers are actresses. If...

If you've looked at all the glamour magazines lately, all the covers are actresses. If...

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 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 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 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...

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.

I really never stopped thinking about Ellen, because I just haven't felt that kind of...

I really never stopped thinking about Ellen, because I just haven't felt that kind of...

I didn't choose the fact that I was gay, but I did choose whether to...

I didn't choose the fact that I was gay, but I did choose whether to...

I was very sexual from a very young age.

I was very sexual from a very young age.

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 knew that I was gay, I knew it. I just couldn't see myself as...

I knew that I was gay, I knew it. I just couldn't see myself as...

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 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...