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" At its core, 'Spring Awakening' is about the perils of miscommunication and what happens when people are denied a voice. "

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" Growing up as a gay boy in West Texas, I definitely felt like a bit of an outcast sometimes - that there was a world that I would never be a part of. "

" I love Disney. "

" I've played gay, and I've played straight... I'm proud to be a gay man myself, and I'm thrilled to get the opportunity to play a variety of different gay men. "

" Sometimes, disaster can inspire ingenuity. "

" A lot of times, comedy writers will go for the gay joke, and I've been vocal about saying, 'Go for the smart joke.' "

" Say you have a young black kid, and you come to see a Sondheim show. You love the material, but you look on stage, and you don't see anyone who looks like you. That puts a barrier between the audience and what they're trying to absorb. "

" If you've never heard a piece of Mozart, then Mozart could sound scary or confusing, so it's all about learning. "

" As someone who lives with an animal, I think it's important to learn how to responsibly care for souls who don't have their own voice. They can't advocate for themselves. "

" I really enjoy 'The Beauty Is' from 'Light in the Piazza.' "

" There is no distinction, no echelon of actors within a company. A company is only as strong as its weakest link. "

" Haiti is a proud nation, rich in heritage and spirituality. How they have been able to not only survive but thrive is a testament to how the Haitian people have come together to rebuild, create new families, and care for one another. "

" Magic in plays and musicals, I think, is more often created because of the work of an incredible company rather than a single component. "

" I think all my favorite directors have acted. They understand how an actor thinks. "

" So many gay men are mothers to so many young people, me included. I've had gay men who were more mother to me than my own mother ever was. "

" We don't ever realize how precious life is while we're living it. "

" My dream would be to have 50 people in a show with each person from a different country. "

" The protest that we go to or the time that we stand up for someone or do the right thing - despite its difficulty... We might not see the return of it, but who knows whose lives we can change by doing those things. "

" I think Rafael Nadal is pretty spectacular. I have a feeling he might be part animal. "

" I had a sort of rocky upbringing, and I think the theater was a safe place for me. "

" I would love to create a piece of theater that is devised by a company of actors and creators that I'd put together, and I'd love for it to be nonverbal so it's something that someone with any communication ability can enjoy. "

" I would want everyone to love someone in the purest sense of the word - an unconditional love in which you don't expect anything in return. "

Unconditional Love

" Every decision you make has a consequence. "

" At the end of the day, we need to realize that segregation is not the human condition at its best. Which isn't to say we need to all be the same. It simply means we need to embrace each other's differences to help tell our stories together. "

" We learn the most from listening, and I don't just mean with our ears. "

" It's my goal to help actors achieve their best work, and I think I speak the same language as actors, so I understand how they do it, and I just love being able to create the playground in which they build their beautiful sandcastle. "

" The love I have for my husband is intertwined with his, and we are two individuals looking in the same direction - as opposed to staring in each other's eyes all the time. "

" I read 'Huffington Post' as if I am a shareholder. "

" I had taken a directing class in high school. Looking back on it now, I think it was all heading that way. "

" I tend to ask more questions than I should as an actor. "

" I created my family with the people I met in the theater and escaped in the stories I told and the characters I got a chance to play. It's just always felt like home. "