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" Nobody owes anything to anybody. You are your authentic self to whom and when you choose to be, and if you don't know somebody, then why would you explain to them how you live your life? "

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" I did, like, 30 or 40 commercials before 'Will & Grace' where I was the straight husband. I had two spots on the Super Bowl in 1998 where I was the straight dude. "

Sean Hayes

Will

Before

Grace

" I actually like working with the other three actors on the show. "

" I tried do stand-up, and I was horrible. And I'll never do it again. "

" I got one letter at the very beginning, like, in the first season, saying - from a woman who was very religious, very Christian, saying how wrong she thought the show was, but she thinks it's the funniest show on television. "

" I listened to George Carlin when I was a kid and knew every word of his routines. "

" I was anxious to get back to my life before 'Will & Grace.' You do need that time to find who you are again. Who am I without this? With fame, you can't help but lose yourself. You want to be the one who says, 'I'll always remain the same,' but it is humanly impossible to disallow fame to change you. "

" When you see me play Jack, I want you to believe that that's a gay character. "

Sean Hayes

Play

Gay

" We had a cat in college named Chloe, and it was the most evil, awful cat in the world... When we left, we used to close the door, and its paw would come underneath and try to paw us. "

" I got 'Will & Grace,' and I thought, 'Oh, this is different. I don't know how to handle this. I'm not bright enough; I'm not quick enough, I don't have the DNA to be a spokesperson for any kind of group of people.' "

" Some people in the gay community were very upset with me for not coming out on their terms. "

Sean Hayes

People

Some People

" I was a piano major with Craig Robinson from 'The Office.' Me and Craig were very close in college at Illinois State University... It's so bizarre to see us out here now doing things. "

" I didn't want the responsibility, I didn't know how to handle the responsibility of speaking for the gay community. I always felt like I owed them a huge apology for coming out too late. "

" I never felt like I could be myself at home. "

Sean Hayes

Never

Myself

" I have the most nervous stomach in the world. "

" We learn our lessons only when we are ready. "

" I felt like I couldn't fully be myself and accepted in my family, so I would lock myself in my room on a Saturday night and watch 'Saturday Night Live,' and that was, like, the best thing that ever happened to me. "

" So get accomplished what you want to get accomplished in your life. And in the intervals, do what you can to help other people. "

" This isn't a dig on journalists, but people like to write about the 'death of blank.' The death of something. "

Sean Hayes

Write

Dig

" I think because my life is so insane and it's constantly going at 120 miles per hour, my favorite thing to do is sit at home in front of the TV and check out. "

" The only thing that's required of an actor for an audition is to memorize your sides with confident choices, and then the rest is not up to you. You're either right for a part or you're not. "

" I spend time with a special someone in my life. That's all I need; I don't need events. I don't do a lot. "

" I enjoy construction and the process of building things, so maybe I'd be a developer of some kind - residential and commercial. Because I produce a lot of television now, I enjoy building things from the ground up, whether it's a physical structure or a show, and seeing them and realizing them. "

" When I came out of my mom's womb, I had 'sitcom' stamped on my forehead. "

" I was buttoned up as a kid. I did what I was told and never broke the rules. "

" I was the music director at a dinner theater called the 'Pheasant Run Theater' in the suburbs of Chicago, and that was my side gig while I acted. "

" I'm a huge sci-fi/fantasy/horror guy. I love anything in the sci-fi or fantasy genre. "

" There weren't any funny people in sports or the Spanish club. All the really creative, witty, funny people that made your belly hurt were in the theater program. "

" When I play a gay character, I want to be as believable as possible. And when I'm playing a straight character, I also want to be as believable as possible. So the less that people know about my personal life, the more believable I can be as a character. "

" I grew up; I had a couple of dogs. "

" I had so many friends over the years - so many, out of the woodwork, telling me, 'When are you coming back to TV?' "