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" I did a one-off episode of 'The New Normal' for Ryan Murphy, and that was the first time I played a gay role. "

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" My personal life is a source of incredible happiness for me, but it's personal, and it's not for me to hock or shop around to the highest bidder. "

" I don't know anybody who walks through life all the time in the doldrums, constantly serious and morose. But that's become what we generalize as drama. "

" I put on muscle really quick. "

" I think every guy and girl would love to get to play Superman at some point in their life. "

" I was in romantic relationships with girls - whatever that means at 14. "

" I've been handling guns since I was a kid. "

" Oh, I think Janie Bryant is a genius. I mean, I think she changed menswear almost single-handedly with what she did on 'Mad Men.' "

" I would say confidence and security and comfortability in one's own skin. I think that's so attractive. Truly. "

" I've definitely had crazy acting teachers. "

" While I feel that I have a great reservoir to draw from as an actor for lots of different roles, it is difficult because it can be an industry where it's people's jobs to thin-slice you really quickly and try to fit you into a niche in the market. "

" I think people in theater are pretty open-minded and objective about the talent and what they can bring to the story they want to tell. "

" My favorite actors are people who I don't know anything about, and I can project any character onto them. "

" New York City is one of the greatest places on the planet. You have the best in food, art, theatre, and definitely people-watching. "

" I don't care about the size of the roles, or how they're marketed or billed or anything like that. I would love to be a part of stories that tell us about where we've come from, where we are, where we're going - with great directors. "

" As a gay man in Hollywood, I certainly understand what it means to be in it but not of it, to be marginalized at times and kept out of certain clubs. "

" For some reason, they always gave me a fat suit in high-school productions. If there was a character who needed to be robust, they gave me a fat suit, and I put on a silly voice. "

" You're not going to do that. If you gave your best to what you were given, at the time, it's going to play out how it's going to play out. "

" My favorite thing about working with Lady Gaga is really just the sheer level of creativity she brings to the table. And she's really one of the most intelligent people I've ever known. Her intelligence is equaled by her heart. "

" I had a normal childhood where I was able to cultivate my own creativity, and I don't think I would have been ready for this crazy business at 8 years old. "

" There's a level of love that really dissolves a lot of egotism and self-absorption. "

" 'The Kids Are All Right' is amazing. The performances are insanely good. Julianne Moore is going to wreck you. This is the best I've ever seen her, and I've seen everything she's ever done. I like the story, and I think it's a great alternative to the big summer popcorn blockbusters. "

" When I was in high school, there was no safe haven, there was no outlet for you to speak your mind. "

" I'm a huge fan of 'The Vampire Chronicles,' both the Neil Jordan film and the books themselves. "

" Cote de Pablo is one of my best friends! We went to college together. "

" It's rare that you get to be a part of something that, hopefully, has some significance socially or historically. "

" One of the things about the con artist lifestyle is that all the romance is sort of sloppy and fast and loose. "

" When I was 8 years old, I asked my parents to get me head shots, and they were like, 'What are you talking about? Go outside and play!' I'm so glad they did. "

" I pretty much got busted for everything, but I definitely stretched out my boundaries as a kid, as well. "

" Outside of, as a kid, just wanting to be able to fly and run faster than a speeding locomotive and being able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, we'd like to hope that, when push comes to shove, we can do the right thing. I think as long as there is that hope in our society and in the zeitgeist of superheroes, Superman will be relevant. "

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