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" The beautiful thing about this country is that I can be a Christian and feel free to do so. Or somebody cannot be a Christian and do whatever that entails. Or somebody can be a Christian and still be gay, and I support it. "

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" When I moved to Chicago, I was coming from a school that didn't have any arts in Alabama. I essentially came from a town where the arts didn't exist and the desire for education didn't exist and wasn't valued. "

" Domestic violence is an epidemic, and yet we don't address it. Until it happens to celebrities. "

" I think, in this country, anybody can do whatever they want to do as long as it's not hurting anybody else or violating the laws of society. "

" Let gay people get married. "

" I'd always dabbled in acting. "

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" I am a vampire/werewolf and sci-fi fanatic. God is so good! I get to play in a series that has all that! "

" Being different gives the world color. "

" I was raised by women. "

" Being different makes you beautiful. "

" I had no intention of being an actor. "

" When you're in a position that you can comfortably give, you need to pay it forward. "

" There are homophobic people in my family. They're deeply religious. "

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" Whenever you have a character in which one of his defining qualities is his sexuality, it's always challenging, because you don't want to bring in someone who's going to play that in a phony way. "

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" Acting is the only thing that makes me happy. "

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" Boot camp was the first time I got a heavy dose of discipline. It was the best thing that ever happened to me. "

" You have to be a tough gay person in the South. "

" I was quiet, and I was artistic. I liked writing poetry, and that was very strange, so I was bullied a lot. "

" Although I can be a leading man, you wouldn't look at me and go, 'He's a leading man.' "

" I can't approach a character with judgment. "

" I love working with Alexander Skarsgard. He brings such gravity to a scene. "

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" I went from unknown to having no anonymity. "

" I don't look anything like my mother, except when I'm Lafayette. I look like my father. "

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" The ultimate part that I want to play in my life is Jimi Hendrix, so I guess I'm drawn to music even though I can't sing or dance very well. "

" If you want to get married to a man, then get married to a man. If two women want to get married, they should get married. It's not hurting me. "

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" When you act with phenomenal actors, it makes your job much easier because all you have to do is react. "

" I was quiet. If I really wanted to say something, I would. I just wasn't interested in saying anything. "

" But no one told me that when you're in the military, they own you. "

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