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" I married him for a green card. We had a really great, caring relationship; it just obviously wasn't right for me. "
Portia de Rossi
Me
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I don't even like watching sex scenes in movies. I have a slight prudish side to me. "
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" I justified it in so many ways. I had a very, very long and difficult struggle with my sexuality. "
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" I never, ever, restrict food, and I will never go on a diet ever again. "
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" I stumbled into acting and just loved it. I deferred law school-and I'm still deferred. "
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" The first time I was paparazzi'd, I thought I was being investigated for an insurance claim. "
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" When you have the paparazzi hiding in the bushes outside your home, the only thing you can control is how you respond publicly. "
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" If you've looked at all the glamour magazines lately, all the covers are actresses. If they are on those covers, they are going to try to emulate models. That's just the way it is. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I saw Ellen and my knees were weak. It was amazing. And it was very hard for me to get her out of my mind after that. Then when I saw her that night, we started talking, and that's that. "
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" It sounds so trite, but my private life is mine. "
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" 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. "
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World
" I want to exude strength and intelligence. "
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" Supermodels are over, and the new picture girl has become the television actress. "
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" We must be able to inspire. That's my goal in acting. "
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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. "
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" You live with the fear people might find out. Then you actually have the courage to tell people and they go, I don't think you are gay. It's enough to drive you crazy. "
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People
Live
" I had a hell of a time convincing people I was gay - which was so annoying! "
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Annoying
Gay
Hell
" 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. "
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" My sexuality is a part of me that I really like. But it's not the totality of 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I try to be feminine, yet intellectual and smart at the same time. You don't see enough of that. "
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" I ran into Ellen at a photo shoot. She took my breath away. That had never happened to me in my life. "
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" I really never stopped thinking about Ellen, because I just haven't felt that kind of energy with anyone in my life. "
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" If I was 14 and knew some gay people, I wouldn't nearly have had the struggle I had. Our world is definitely changing. "
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