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" It was really intense for me to start having conversations with God, when according to the man-made laws in my religion - to be homosexual is evil. "

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" I was onstage with Menudo since I was 12 years old. To us, the most successful one was the guy with the most fans. If you moved your hips and the girls screamed, you were getting it right. Who wouldn't want to be like Elvis or Jim Morrison! "

" Proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. "

" When I was 9 years old, I really wanted to be in the show business. I really wanted to be an artist. I would grab a wooden spoon and I would start singing, even if it was for my uncles and my aunts. And I would just sing any lah-lah song. "

" Amongst the qualities a hero should have, I would include determination, loyalty, courage, perseverance, patience, focus, intrepidity and selflessness. "

" Every family is different. I am mom and I am dad and I'm going to do my best. You should be proud, walk through life saying I have the coolest family. I am part of a modern family. "

" I had very steady and formal relationships with women. And I can say, I fell in love with women and it felt right. "

" During my sabbatical, I spent two years not listening to my songs at all. "

" Children aren't just our future. They're our present. "

" I've performed in China, France, New Delhi, and Indianapolis, and everybody just allows themselves to go at it and have a good time. I think that's what I'm doing through music. It's not about 'I'm from here and you're from there.' It's about unity. "

" I have been a victim of stereotypes. I come from Latin America and to some countries, we are considered 'losers,' drug traffickers, and that is not fair because that is generalizing. "

" New York City is an amazing place to raise children. "

" Anything can change in show business; you know how it goes, everything changes from one day to the other. "

" I want my children to be proud of their father and to say, 'My father is the best dad in the world.' And I want them to belong to a modern family, and live a path of happiness and calm. "

" Before, I used to ask permission to my parents to leave the house. Now it's - I ask permission to my children to leave the house. They own the house. "

" I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am. "

" One day I'm riding a bicycle in my neighborhood, the next day I auditioned for Menudo and was on a plane to perform in front of 200,000 people. "

" What I like about Broadway is that you are still entertaining. You're standing in front of an audience every night and the critics are not friends at all - and that's good for me as an entertainer because I want to grow. It also gives me the structure of remaining in one city so I can get creative in different ways. "

" I need to tell the world what I'm about, my nature, because not doing so would be teaching my children how to lie. I didn't want it to be. "

" I hated it when people tried to force me out when I wasn't ready. It was very painful, and it actually pushed me away from doing so. "

" When someone isn't ready we must not try to force them out. People are being bullied and committing suicide because they're gay and it's horrible. "

" I believe Barack Obama has shown a deep conviction to help those most in need, even if their voices are not always the ones heard the loudest in Washington. "

" Every night, you fight for that standing ovation at the end of the night. And if you do something wrong, the domino effect is chaotic. And you must not allow yourself to make mistakes whatsoever. So in that case, theater, it's fascinating because of the discipline that you need. "

" I am convinced that music, like philanthropy, bridges hope. "

" I would love to do Broadway the rest of my life! Because it's challenging, because it makes me grow as an actor, as an entertainer, as an artist, and that's what I need; that's what I'm hooked on. "

" These years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within and that this kind of truth gives me the power to conquer emotions I didn't even know existed. "

" I just want my children to be happy. I want my children to be healthy. "

" I think religion is a bunch of hooey, and I think that the holidays are an opportunity for people to get stressed out, getting their rush to shop. It's so conformist. "

" Sexuality and sensuality are completely different things. Sensuality is something that you're born with. But sexuality is something I leave for my own mirror. "

" Buddhism has a very beautiful teaching that says the worst thing you can do to your soul is to tell someone their faith is wrong. "

" I canceled a show once to be with someone that I loved. "