I have to be asked, I guess, but I love the idea of marriage. I think it's beautiful. I'm such a rom...
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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.
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I love to work. I really enjoy getting up really early and driving downtown. I just really love the ...
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I love to work. I really enjoy getting up really early and driving downtown. I just really love the process of acting and being on a series.
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I have a very, very healthy relationship with food in that I eat whatever I want, whenever I want. I...
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I have a very, very healthy relationship with food in that I eat whatever I want, whenever I want. I never restrict quantities or types of food.
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We must be able to inspire. That's my goal in acting.
We must be able to inspire. That's my goal in acting.
When I watched Ellen come out in '97, my jaw was on the floor. I thought, There are some people who ...
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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.
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I knew that I was gay, I knew it. I just couldn't see myself as a gay woman, even though that's wher...
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I knew that I was gay, I knew it. I just couldn't see myself as a gay woman, even though that's where my heart was.
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When you have the paparazzi hiding in the bushes outside your home, the only thing you can control i...
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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.
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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, an...
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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.
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People might find me attractive, but it's also my job to prove that I can be intelligent.
People might find me attractive, but it's also my job to prove that I can be intelligent.
I love being able to wear dresses and clothes that make me feel feminine and beautiful, and I love t...
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I love being able to wear dresses and clothes that make me feel feminine and beautiful, and I love the fact that I don't have to all the time; I can wear a tank and jeans.
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I saw Ellen and my knees were weak. It was amazing. And it was very hard for me to get her out of my...
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I saw Ellen and my knees were weak. It was amazing. And it was very hard for me to get her out of my mind after that. Then when I saw her that night, we started talking, and that's that.
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I stumbled into acting and just loved it. I deferred law school-and I'm still deferred.
I stumbled into acting and just loved it. I deferred law school-and I'm still deferred.
Everyone is their own kind of lesbian. To think there's a certain way to dress or present yourself i...
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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.
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I really never stopped thinking about Ellen, because I just haven't felt that kind of energy with an...
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I really never stopped thinking about Ellen, because I just haven't felt that kind of energy with anyone in my life.
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I justified it in so many ways. I had a very, very long and difficult struggle with my sexuality.
I justified it in so many ways. I had a very, very long and difficult struggle with my sexuality.
Just look at all the awards shows now. It has turned into a catwalk. You have to be wearing a certai...
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Just look at all the awards shows now. It has turned into a catwalk. You have to be wearing a certain designer, a certain dress, and everyone's critiquing.
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Oh, I don't have any fans. Personally? I don't have any.
Oh, I don't have any fans. Personally? I don't have any.
It sounds so trite, but my private life is mine.
It sounds so trite, but my private life is mine.
Even if I'm hormonal and I feel like I've got a couple pounds of water weight, I will never starve m...
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Even if I'm hormonal and I feel like I've got a couple pounds of water weight, I will never starve myself, I will never, ever go on a diet.
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In high school I had sex with girls quite a few times. They were straight women who I convinced to j...
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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.
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I had a hell of a time convincing people I was gay - which was so annoying!
I had a hell of a time convincing people I was gay - which was so annoying!
I thought, I'm out in my life, that doesn't involve my public life.
I thought, I'm out in my life, that doesn't involve my public life.
If you've looked at all the glamour magazines lately, all the covers are actresses. If they are on t...
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If you've looked at all the glamour magazines lately, all the covers are actresses. If they are on those covers, they are going to try to emulate models. That's just the way it is.
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My sexuality is a part of me that I really like. But it's not the totality of me.
My sexuality is a part of me that I really like. But it's not the totality of me.
I ran into Ellen at a photo shoot. She took my breath away. That had never happened to me in my life...
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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.
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I married him for a green card. We had a really great, caring relationship; it just obviously wasn't...
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I married him for a green card. We had a really great, caring relationship; it just obviously wasn't right for me.
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The most important thing for me was to never, ever, ever deny it. But I didn't really have the coura...
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The most important thing for me was to never, ever, ever deny it. But I didn't really have the courage to talk about it. I was thinking, The people who need to know I'm gay know.
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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 de...
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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.
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The first time I was paparazzi'd, I thought I was being investigated for an insurance claim.
The first time I was paparazzi'd, I thought I was being investigated for an insurance claim.
I was very sexual from a very young age.
I was very sexual from a very young age.
When I was anorexic it just seemed like I literally wanted to disappear. And now I would like to rea...
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When I was anorexic it just seemed like I literally wanted to disappear. And now I would like to reappear.
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I've had so many interviews where the last question is, Are you gay? I had to find very creative way...
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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.
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I never, ever, restrict food, and I will never go on a diet ever again.
I never, ever, restrict food, and I will never go on a diet ever again.
When I was 15, I changed my name legally. I think it was largely due to my struggle about being gay....
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When I was 15, I changed my name legally. I think it was largely due to my struggle about being gay. Everything just didn't fit, and I was trying to find things I could identify myself with, and it started with my name.
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Supermodels are over, and the new picture girl has become the television actress.
Supermodels are over, and the new picture girl has become the television actress.
I don't even like watching sex scenes in movies. I have a slight prudish side to me.
I don't even like watching sex scenes in movies. I have a slight prudish side to me.
I want young people to see me and think you can be feminine and smart and successful, all at the sam...
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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.
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I try to be feminine, yet intellectual and smart at the same time. You don't see enough of that.
I try to be feminine, yet intellectual and smart at the same time. You don't see enough of that.
I'm living by example by continuing on with my career and having a full, rich life, and I am inciden...
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I'm living by example by continuing on with my career and having a full, rich life, and I am incidentally gay.
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You live with the fear people might find out. Then you actually have the courage to tell people and ...
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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.
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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-tha...
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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.
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I want to exude strength and intelligence.
I want to exude strength and intelligence.
I did a lot of fast talking as a youth; I was pretty good at it. I was never talked into it - I was ...
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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.
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