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" With every character, the first thing I want to feel is empathy. "

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" I remember telling my mom, 'Mom, I'm gay, but I'm not going to march in a parade or anything.' That's what I was telling my parents and all my friends and everything. I'm gay, but I'm not going to be on a float or something. Cut to five years later, and I was the grand marshal of the gay pride parade. "

" Make sure that you always follow your heart and your gut, and let yourself be who you want to be, and who you know you are. And don't let anyone steal your joy. "

" Some people have the gift where they can just sing. I don't have the fail-safe voice, so it has to be something that I need to sing about. "

" 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. "

" As a kid growing up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, all I wanted to do was be on Broadway in a musical. 'Spring Awakening' kind of answered all of my questions and fulfilled all of my dreams - beyond my wildest dreams. "

" I've been fortunate that my career has developed through on-the-job training. "

" I beat 'Super Mario Bros 1,' '2,' and '3.' "

" 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 was Mary Poppins for Halloween when I was 3, with lipstick and a carpetbag. And I was Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz' in a production in my dad's barn. "

" I love the you-never-know-what's-going-to-happen aspect of doing concerts. "

" I loved 'Weekend,' and it meant a lot to me when I saw it in the movie theater. I think 'Looking' feels more like that movie than any of those other shows, with a little more comedy thrown in than 'Weekend.' But it's certainly got the vibe and look and feeling of that movie. "

" Dating can be painful, can be great, can be confusing, can be weird, but I don't do it online because I'm not really an online person. "

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

" When I moved to New York, I wanted to be in the ensemble of 'Hairspray.' That was my goal. "

" The hardest I've ever laughed was with Lea Michele. "

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

" I think the first Broadway show that I saw was 'Beauty and the Beast,' and that was in 5th or 6th grade. Our school would take bus trips up to see shows, and so it was on one of their bus trips that I got to see 'Beauty and the Beast.' "

" If someone pitches me a really great idea for an album, I would do it. "

" Obviously, gay projects play a special role for me because I am gay, so I'm doubly proud of them. "

" I feel like, with a television show, you're always biting your nails hoping you're going to get that next season. "

" I smile a lot in my real life. "

" I did have AOL Instant Messenger when I was in middle school. "

" If I've had roadblocks along the way for being gay, I'm not aware of them. "

" I'd moved to New York to pursue a career in theatre, and it's very practical how you do it - I just went to every open call going. "

" Coming out, for me, was slightly painful. It was a relief, but it was also painful. "

" Playing King George, for me, was a lesson in stillness and timing. "

" I just don't know artistically - because I don't write my own music - I don't know artistically what an album would mean for me. I don't know what I would want to say with an album that would be unique to me - something that hasn't been done before. I'm just not sure what that is. But I'm absolutely open to it. "

" I wish that I could take credit for the success of 'Frozen' and 'Hamilton.' But I just feel lucky to be in 'em. "

" There's not a lot of gay programming on TV. "

" In a play, you can adjust your performance to audience reaction, but in a film, it's like you're trapped in a bad dream watching yourself act, and you're in the audience. "