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" Eating disorders are shrouded in secrecy, and there are so many things I felt very ashamed of that I could never talk about. Even though I have fully recovered, there were still things that I needed to go through again and work through. "

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" 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. "

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" I'm living by example by continuing on with my career and having a full, rich life, and I am incidentally gay. "

" I married him for a green card. We had a really great, caring relationship; it just obviously wasn't right for me. "

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" Just look at all the awards shows now. It has turned into a catwalk. You have to be wearing a certain designer, a certain dress, and everyone's critiquing. "

" I want to exude strength and intelligence. "

" I justified it in so many ways. I had a very, very long and difficult struggle with my sexuality. "

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

" Oh, I don't have any fans. Personally? I don't have any. "

" I love to work. I really enjoy getting up really early and driving downtown. I just really love the process of acting and being on a series. "

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

" Everyone is their own kind of lesbian. To think there's a certain way to dress or present yourself in the world is just one more stereotype we have to fit into. "

" The most important thing for me was to never, ever, ever deny it. But I didn't really have the courage to talk about it. I was thinking, The people who need to know I'm gay know. "

" I have to be asked, I guess, but I love the idea of marriage. I think it's beautiful. I'm such a romantic, and I always have been. "

" I was very sexual from a very young age. "

" Even if I'm hormonal and I feel like I've got a couple pounds of water weight, I will never starve myself, I will never, ever go on a diet. "

" 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 to find very creative ways to say that I was gay, but that I wasn't going to talk about it. "

" People might find me attractive, but it's also my job to prove that I can be intelligent. "

" In high school I had sex with girls quite a few times. They were straight women who I convinced to jump in the sack with me. "

" I really never stopped thinking about Ellen, because I just haven't felt that kind of energy with anyone in my life. "

" I had a hell of a time convincing people I was gay - which was so annoying! "

" I never, ever, restrict food, and I will never go on a diet ever again. "

Portia de Rossi

Food

Never

" When I watched Ellen come out in '97, my jaw was on the floor. I thought, There are some people who break the doors down, hold them open, and some people who walk right through. "

" I love being able to wear dresses and clothes that make me feel feminine and beautiful, and I love the fact that I don't have to all the time; I can wear a tank and jeans. "

Portia de Rossi

Love

Time

" My feelings for Ellen overrode all of my fear about being out as a lesbian. I had to be with her, and I just figured I'd deal with the other stuff later. "

" The first time I was paparazzi'd, I thought I was being investigated for an insurance claim. "

" I ran into Ellen at a photo shoot. She took my breath away. That had never happened to me in my life. "

" I didn't choose the fact that I was gay, but I did choose whether to live my life as a gay woman-that was the terrifying thing for me. Especially being a gay actress. "

Portia de Rossi

Life

Live

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

Portia de Rossi

Disappear

Now

" I try to be feminine, yet intellectual and smart at the same time. You don't see enough of that. "