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" I moved to New York on October 21, 2004, and it was the day that the Chelsea Grill, a restaurant in Hell's Kitchen on 9th Avenue between 46th and 47th Street, opened. I had never waited a table in my life, but I walked in and lied to the manager in a very J. Pierrepont Finch way. "

Jonathan Groff

New York

Day

Life

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" I feel like certainly there are people expecting 'Looking' to be representative of everyone that's gay, the entire gay community. And it's a dangerous expectation to come in watching the show expecting that. Expecting that out of any show. "

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" As an actor, I have these tics that I don't even know exist. "

" I've never met Lena Dunham, but I'm such a huge fan - I think she's a crazy genius. "

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" I grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, watching the Tony Awards on TV. Not just 'watching' the Tony Awards on TV - I would record them on a VHS tape and bring them in to school and show them to the other kids. "

" I think the first Broadway show that I saw was 'Beauty and the Beast,' and that was in 5th or 6th grade. Our school would take bus trips up to see shows, and so it was on one of their bus trips that I got to see 'Beauty and the Beast.' "

" I haven't had anyone say, 'No, we can't because he's gay.' In fact, it's been quite the opposite. "

" It's daunting, taking on the task of representing the gay community, because there are so many different facets and different schools of thought and behavior. "

" The hardest I've ever laughed was with Lea Michele. "

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Three

Singing

" I smile a lot in my real life. "

" I'm very selective about television because you sign away so much of your life to it. "

" I'd moved to New York to pursue a career in theatre, and it's very practical how you do it - I just went to every open call going. "

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" While I was in high school, I saw Sutton Foster in 'Thoroughly Modern Millie,' and she was the one that was most inspiring to me for sure. I saw 'Millie' 6 times in a span of two years or so. "

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High School

High

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Spring

Grow

" Make sure that you always follow your heart and your gut, and let yourself be who you want to be, and who you know you are. And don't let anyone steal your joy. "

" Don't let the world define you. In the world of acting, and I think in any profession, really, people are really eager to put you in a box and categorize you as one particular thing. "

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" I don't hate dating people, but I'm not on social media or anything. "

" I loved traditional musical comedy. That was my passion. Then 'Spring Awakening' happened, and it took that rock n' roll and pop music to change gears for me. "

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Passion