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" I'm not on Twitter. I'm not on Facebook. I'm not on Instagram. "
Jonathan Groff
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" The difference between being in the closet and out of the closet as a gay man is such a huge shift. I feel so connected still to that 22-year-old, but the idea that I was not open with that part of my life - which I am now so open about - is sort of surreal. "
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" The idea of faking empathy to take a step forward to understanding - it's a really powerful idea. "
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" When a piece of art gets really specific is usually when anybody can relate to it. "
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" If someone pitches me a really great idea for an album, I would do it. "
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" I wish that I could take credit for the success of 'Frozen' and 'Hamilton.' But I just feel lucky to be in 'em. "
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Just
Lucky
" 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. "
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" Whenever you get into a new environment, it's scary. You don't know the people; you're not really comfortable with the machine that the show is. "
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Know
" We didn't have a glee club at my school. It depends on what area of the States you're from. It's more in the Midwest. "
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" 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. "
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Better
Doing
Learn
" I'd always done musicals, and so living in the world of straight plays and working with off-Broadway actors and living in that community was a completely life-changing experience. "
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World
Living
" I can say that I've become a David Fincher disciple. I have been completely turned. "
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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. "
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" When you're always onstage, you really have to focus on listening and reacting. "
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" I bought the VHS of 'Into the Woods' at the Suncoast in the Park City Mall and watched it in the basement when I got home. And when it was over, I rewound it and immediately watched it again. "
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Park
City
Home
" If I've had roadblocks along the way for being gay, I'm not aware of them. "
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Along
Way
Roadblocks
" 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. "
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College
Music
New York
" I'd rather be a working actor and not hiding anything in my personal life. "
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Personal
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" I just don't know artistically - because I don't write my own music - I don't know artistically what an album would mean for me. I don't know what I would want to say with an album that would be unique to me - something that hasn't been done before. I'm just not sure what that is. But I'm absolutely open to it. "
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Me
Say
Unique
" I believe in 'Backstage.' It changed my life. "
Jonathan Groff
Believe
My Life
Life
" I feel like, with a television show, you're always biting your nails hoping you're going to get that next season. "
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Feel
Always
You
" I did 'Spring Awakening' on Broadway for about three years, and I did over 500 performances. "
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Over
Broadway
Three
" I'm a singer who moves well. "
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Moves
Singer
Well
" 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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People
Looking
Gay
" I got cast for 'Spring Awakening' when I was 20. Every dream I had came true in that moment. "
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Moment
Cast
True
" When I moved to New York, I wanted to be in the ensemble of 'Hairspray.' That was my goal. "
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New York
Goal
Wanted
" I don't hate dating people, but I'm not on social media or anything. "
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" I remember telling my mom, 'Mom, I'm gay, but I'm not going to march in a parade or anything.' That's what I was telling my parents and all my friends and everything. I'm gay, but I'm not going to be on a float or something. Cut to five years later, and I was the grand marshal of the gay pride parade. "
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Parents
" 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. "
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You
Think
" As an actor, I have these tics that I don't even know exist. "
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Even
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" I've been fortunate that my career has developed through on-the-job training. "
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