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" But when I did think about it and looked at the whole package - the producers behind the show, the writers, the cast I would be working with - I would have been a fool to turn it down just because the role for me was another gay role. "

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" I'm just quiet. It's fantastic. "

" Everybody has a different definition of God. When people say, 'Do you believe?' I think they mean the Christian God. There are a lot of gods, so I think they cancel each other out. "

" Everybody kind of looks to comedians and comedy for relief and a fresh breath about what is going on in the world. "

" I consider myself an actor who is funny. "

" I felt like I couldn't fully be myself and accepted in my family, so I would lock myself in my room on a Saturday night and watch 'Saturday Night Live,' and that was, like, the best thing that ever happened to me. "

" The smartest thing that an actor can do is embrace the thing that made them famous as opposed to run away from it or deny that it happened. That does a disservice to most actors. To me, it looks like you're ungrateful. "

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" I never felt like I could be myself at home. "

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" I feel like I've contributed monumentally to the success of the gay movement in America, and if anyone wants to argue that, I'm open to it. You're welcome, 'Advocate.' "

" I live my life like an 85-year-old man. "

" Isn't it about getting out of your comfort zone and getting off the couch and challenging yourself and forcing yourself to do things you wouldn't other do? Otherwise, what are you living for? "

" I actually like working with the other three actors on the show. "

" The thing about producing is that the pressure is off of being in front of the camera, and being critiqued and judged in that way, but there are other pressures producing. "

" I tried do stand-up, and I was horrible. And I'll never do it again. "

" We've always been interested in the commentary on politics and society and how comedy always sort of cuts that with a nice laugh, and the perspective it brings. "

" Some people in the gay community were very upset with me for not coming out on their terms. "

Sean Hayes

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" I listened to George Carlin when I was a kid and knew every word of his routines. "

" I like to be busy and I like to have places to go in the morning, when I get up. "

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" I knew 'Promises,' and I knew 'Never Fall In Love Again,' only from the radio, from being a kid; and of course, that 'House is Not a Home' and 'Say A Little Prayer.' "

" I have talent crushes on Fred Armisen and Kyle Mooney. "

" And so, I think when I got to college, you discover who you are and find yourself more than you did before. "

" I was buttoned up as a kid. I did what I was told and never broke the rules. "

" I did, like, 30 or 40 commercials before 'Will & Grace' where I was the straight husband. I had two spots on the Super Bowl in 1998 where I was the straight dude. "

" When you see me play Jack, I want you to believe that that's a gay character. "

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" I had so many friends over the years - so many, out of the woodwork, telling me, 'When are you coming back to TV?' "

" They might have a long way to go before truly accepting gay people into their lives, but they have accepted the show into their living rooms each and every week. "

" I am who I am. I was never 'in,' as they say. Never. "

" I had all the Bill Cosby albums. 'To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With' - I knew every word. "

" I grew up; I had a couple of dogs. "

" There weren't any funny people in sports or the Spanish club. All the really creative, witty, funny people that made your belly hurt were in the theater program. "