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" 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. "

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" And I'd like to believe that's true, you know, kind of showing gay people in this kind of light and - where it's not about that, it's just about the characters for the first time, like those shows were. "

Sean Hayes

Time

Believe

Know

" The only thing that's required of an actor for an audition is to memorize your sides with confident choices, and then the rest is not up to you. You're either right for a part or you're not. "

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

" At the beginning of 'Will and Grace', I played Jack as the funny next-door-neighbor type, as we've seen in the past. And I thought that was my role. "

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

" So get accomplished what you want to get accomplished in your life. And in the intervals, do what you can to help other people. "

" 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. "

" My job was to play my character in the best way that I could, and hopefully people will enjoy that. "

" I'm a huge sci-fi/fantasy/horror guy. I love anything in the sci-fi or fantasy genre. "

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

Sean Hayes

Never

Myself

" I like common sense, to try and be the voice of reason at work. "

" I have the most nervous stomach in the world. "

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

" I'm definitely an actor first, but it's fun to kind of, you know, push your boundaries and see if you can do things that have scared you a little bit your whole life. "

" Religion is constantly being talked about, debated, pondered, worried about. "

" The writers have slowly taken the show, with subjects other gay shows have dived right into, slowly. It was over a year before Will even started to date. "

" I enjoy construction and the process of building things, so maybe I'd be a developer of some kind - residential and commercial. Because I produce a lot of television now, I enjoy building things from the ground up, whether it's a physical structure or a show, and seeing them and realizing them. "

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

Sean Hayes

Play

Gay

" 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. "

Sean Hayes

You

Run

" I got one letter at the very beginning, like, in the first season, saying - from a woman who was very religious, very Christian, saying how wrong she thought the show was, but she thinks it's the funniest show on television. "

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

Sean Hayes

People

Some People

" I think because my life is so insane and it's constantly going at 120 miles per hour, my favorite thing to do is sit at home in front of the TV and check out. "

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

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

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

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

" I think the worst thing you could ever do is label comedy. I'm a fan of the broadness of Lucille Ball, the subtlety of Peter Sellers and the oddballness of Fred Armisen and the wittiness of Marty Short. I'm a fan of all of it, and I want to do all of it. "

" 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 felt so much pressure to come out on other people's terms, you know? I should have come out. "