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" I went to a local high school in Lancaster. Not much I can say about it; it was pretty much your typical public high school back in Pennsylvania. "

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" I left 'Spring Awakening,' and within a month of leaving the show, I came out to my parents and to my friends and broke up with my boyfriend and moved into an apartment of my own and completely changed my life. "

" Coming out, for me, was slightly painful. It was a relief, but it was also painful. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I love going to the movies. "

" For me, there's nothing more valuable as an actor, or better way to learn, than getting to perform in front of a live audience, no matter where you are. Whether it's on Broadway, in Florida, or doing a tour. "

" Obviously, gay projects play a special role for me because I am gay, so I'm doubly proud of them. "

" I ended up doing three very complicated off-Broadway plays that, in certain ways, were not successes in that they were received in a complicated way. But for me they were successes because they forced me to act without singing, which I'd never done before. "

" I was journaling in Florence, and I was like, 'Oh, I have to come out of the closet. I have to break up with this guy' - he was my 'roommate.' So that was my awakening moment, when I stepped into my own skin while in a foreign country by myself and had a very stereotypical moment of revelation. "

" In a play, you can adjust your performance to audience reaction, but in a film, it's like you're trapped in a bad dream watching yourself act, and you're in the audience. "

" I am such a huge fan of both of those shows - I've seen every episode of 'Sex in the City' and every episode of 'Girls' at least once, some multiple times. "

" 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 feel like loyalty is such a rare quality in this world, particularly the entertainment world. "

" For Halloween, I've gone trick-or-treating as Mary Poppins, Peter Pan, and Robin Hood. "

" Just follow your joy. Always. I think that if you do that, life will take you on the course that it's meant to take you. "

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

" Maybe someday I'll have a job where it haunts me or it's hard to move on. "

" Some people have the gift where they can just sing. I don't have the fail-safe voice, so it has to be something that I need to sing about. "

" 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. "

" The idea of faking empathy to take a step forward to understanding - it's a really powerful idea. "

" 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. "

" With every character, the first thing I want to feel is empathy. "

" 'Looking' is more than just a television show. It's contributing to the cultural conversation, and for me, those are the most exciting projects to be a part of. "

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

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

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

" As a kid growing up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, all I wanted to do was be on Broadway in a musical. 'Spring Awakening' kind of answered all of my questions and fulfilled all of my dreams - beyond my wildest dreams. "

" I'm a singer who moves well. "