Portia de Rossi quotes

I'm living by example by continuing on with my career and having a full, rich life, and I am incidentally gay. (Portia de Rossi)
I had a hell of a time convincing people I was gay - which was so annoying! View quote
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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. View quote
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It sounds so trite, but my private life is mine. View quote
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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. View quote
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I ran into Ellen at a photo shoot. She took my breath away. That had never happened to me in my life. View quote
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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. View quote
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When I was anorexic it just seemed like I literally wanted to disappear. And now I would like to reappear. View quote
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Supermodels are over, and the new picture girl has become the television actress. View quote
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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. View quote
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I was very sexual from a very young age. (Portia de Rossi)
I justified it in so many ways. I had a very, very long and difficult struggle with my sexuality. View quote
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When you have the paparazzi hiding in the bushes outside your home, the only thing you can control is how you respond publicly. View quote
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If I was 14 and knew some gay people, I wouldn't nearly have had the struggle I had. Our world is definitely changing. View quote
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People might find me attractive, but it's also my job to prove that I can be intelligent. View quote
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I want young people to see me and think you can be feminine and smart and successful, all at the same time. View quote
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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. View quote
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I stumbled into acting and just loved it. I deferred law school-and I'm still deferred. View quote
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I don't even like watching sex scenes in movies. I have a slight prudish side to me. View quote
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I have to be asked, I guess, but I love the idea of marriage. I think it's beautiful. I'm such a romantic, and I always have been. View quote
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Everyone is their own kind of lesbian. To think there's a certain way to dress or present yourself in the world is just one more stereotype we have to fit into. (Portia de Rossi)
My sexuality is a part of me that I really like. But it's not the totality of me. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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We must be able to inspire. That's my goal in acting. View quote
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