If I was 14 and knew some gay people, I wouldn't nearly have had the struggle I had. Our world is definitely changing.

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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...

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

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

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...

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 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...

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 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 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...

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...

I want to exude strength and intelligence.

I want to exude strength and intelligence.

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...

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...

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 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 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.

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...

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.