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" I think about 'Will & Grace,' and I think about 'Modern Family,' and the way that being gay has become sort of middle America... in the way that they show gay people in their specific way. "

Jonathan Groff

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" I did 'How to Succeed in Business... ,' 'Kiss Me Kate,' 'Godspell,' and 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown' in high school, all of which were fun. "

" If I've had roadblocks along the way for being gay, I'm not aware of them. "

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" I was Mary Poppins for Halloween when I was 3, with lipstick and a carpetbag. And I was Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz' in a production in my dad's barn. "

" If someone pitches me a really great idea for an album, I would do it. "

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

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

" I love the you-never-know-what's-going-to-happen aspect of doing concerts. "

" People create from different places. Some love to create from a tortured place, some from a joyful place. And when I feel like I'm a 5-year-old kid in my backyard playing pretend, that's when I'm happiest. "

" When a piece of art gets really specific is usually when anybody can relate to it. "

" I got cast for 'Spring Awakening' when I was 20. Every dream I had came true in that moment. "

" When I was 20 years old, I got cast in 'Spring Awakening' and got swept up in this experience where it was kind of tunnel vision. We were working - it was nonstop. "

" When I moved to New York, I wanted to be in the ensemble of 'Hairspray.' That was my goal. "

" I beat 'Super Mario Bros 1,' '2,' and '3.' "

" I'm a singer who moves well. "

" Before 'Mindhunter,' I was doing this show called 'Looking' on HBO. "

" 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 did 'Spring Awakening' on Broadway for about three years, and I did over 500 performances. "

" 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. "

" I was born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania - in Amish Country! "

" When I was a senior in high school, I worked at a theater where they hired New York actors. And they told me about 'Backstage,' and so I got my school in Pennsylvania to subscribe. And there was an audition for a tour of 'The Sound of Music,' and I got the job. Deferred my admission to college just to go on tour. "