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" I've had so many interviews where the last question is, Are you gay? I had to find very creative ways to say that I was gay, but that I wasn't going to talk about it. "

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Energy

Thinking

My Life

" I stumbled into acting and just loved it. I deferred law school-and I'm still deferred. "

" I don't even like watching sex scenes in movies. I have a slight prudish side to me. "

" If I was 14 and knew some gay people, I wouldn't nearly have had the struggle I had. Our world is definitely changing. "

" When I watched Ellen come out in '97, my jaw was on the floor. I thought, There are some people who break the doors down, hold them open, and some people who walk right through. "

" The first time I was paparazzi'd, I thought I was being investigated for an insurance claim. "

" You live with the fear people might find out. Then you actually have the courage to tell people and they go, I don't think you are gay. It's enough to drive you crazy. "

" Supermodels are over, and the new picture girl has become the television actress. "

" If you've looked at all the glamour magazines lately, all the covers are actresses. If they are on those covers, they are going to try to emulate models. That's just the way it is. "

" I thought, I'm out in my life, that doesn't involve my public life. "

" Just look at all the awards shows now. It has turned into a catwalk. You have to be wearing a certain designer, a certain dress, and everyone's critiquing. "

" We must be able to inspire. That's my goal in acting. "

" It sounds so trite, but my private life is mine. "

" I want to exude strength and intelligence. "

" I didn't choose the fact that I was gay, but I did choose whether to live my life as a gay woman-that was the terrifying thing for me. Especially being a gay actress. "

Portia de Rossi

Life

Live

" I knew that I was gay, I knew it. I just couldn't see myself as a gay woman, even though that's where my heart was. "

" People might find me attractive, but it's also my job to prove that I can be intelligent. "

" I try to be feminine, yet intellectual and smart at the same time. You don't see enough of that. "

" I want young people to see me and think you can be feminine and smart and successful, all at the same time. "

Portia de Rossi

You

Think

" The most important thing for me was to never, ever, ever deny it. But I didn't really have the courage to talk about it. I was thinking, The people who need to know I'm gay know. "

" My sexuality is a part of me that I really like. But it's not the totality of me. "

Portia de Rossi

Sexuality

Part

" I love to work. I really enjoy getting up really early and driving downtown. I just really love the process of acting and being on a series. "

" My feelings for Ellen overrode all of my fear about being out as a lesbian. I had to be with her, and I just figured I'd deal with the other stuff later. "

" I had a hell of a time convincing people I was gay - which was so annoying! "

" In high school I had sex with girls quite a few times. They were straight women who I convinced to jump in the sack with me. "

" I married him for a green card. We had a really great, caring relationship; it just obviously wasn't right for me. "

Portia de Rossi

Relationship

Caring

" I did a lot of fast talking as a youth; I was pretty good at it. I was never talked into it - I was always the one doing the talking. "

" I love being able to wear dresses and clothes that make me feel feminine and beautiful, and I love the fact that I don't have to all the time; I can wear a tank and jeans. "

Portia de Rossi

Love

Time

" When I was anorexic it just seemed like I literally wanted to disappear. And now I would like to reappear. "

Portia de Rossi

Disappear

Now

" I was very sexual from a very young age. "