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" Trying to sound good at 10 A.M. is the worst. "

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" I did 'How to Succeed in Business... ,' 'Kiss Me Kate,' 'Godspell,' and 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown' in high school, all of which were fun. "

" It's daunting, taking on the task of representing the gay community, because there are so many different facets and different schools of thought and behavior. "

" While I was in high school, I saw Sutton Foster in 'Thoroughly Modern Millie,' and she was the one that was most inspiring to me for sure. I saw 'Millie' 6 times in a span of two years or so. "

" I would say 'Looking' and 'Spring Awakening' are the most important and personal projects I've ever been apart of. "

" I'm very selective about television because you sign away so much of your life to it. "

" Alfred Molina is one of the nicest people on the planet and a complete master. "

" I went to a local high school in Lancaster. Not much I can say about it; it was pretty much your typical public high school back in Pennsylvania. "

" 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. "

" The first job I got was a production of 'Fame - the Musical,' at the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts, and it got me my Equity card, too. I waited 12 hours to be seen for it, though! "

" I believe in 'Backstage.' It changed my life. "

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" It's so awesome to be a part of something that is successful not because there's a famous person in it or because it's a revival of something, but because it's so fresh and original. "

" 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. "

" I got cast for 'Spring Awakening' when I was 20. Every dream I had came true in that moment. "

" 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. "

" I wanted to work with Michael Mayer because I'd seen 'Thoroughly Modern Millie' six times. "

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" Once I came out of the closet, it was sort of that thing of 'The truth will set you free.' "

" I was playing this character, Melchior Gabor, who was a rebel and who was a person who didn't let the world define him, and who stood up to authority and was this kind of revolutionary... And when I left 'Spring Awakening,' I came out of that experience feeling like... I had cultivated this side of my personality that hadn't existed before. "

" I loved traditional musical comedy. That was my passion. Then 'Spring Awakening' happened, and it took that rock n' roll and pop music to change gears for me. "

" I feel like loyalty is such a rare quality in this world, particularly the entertainment world. "

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" The word 'improv' always makes me feel a little anxious because I always feel like we'll have to pull props out of a bag and find 800 different ways to talk about a stick, the way you do in theater school. "

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