I Try To Be As Fearless As

My Return To The Theater In New York Was So Specific. I Didn't Want It To Be About Leveraging My Exposure Or My Fame, So The First Show I Did In New York Was An Ensemble Piece At An Off-broadway Theater, And I Wanted To Make Sure That It Was Just About The Play And About The Experience.

In Light Of Jamey [rodemeyer]'s Death -- It Became Clear To Me In An Instant That Living A Gay Life Without Publicly Acknowledging It -- Is Simply Not Enough To Make Any Significant Contribution To The Immense Work That Lies Ahead On The Road To Complete Equality.

Who's To Say What Would Have Happened If I Had Trusted My Instincts And Moved To New York Like I Thought I Would.

My Dad Died When I Was A Kid, So I Think It Became A Place For Me To Go Where My Mom Knew That I Was Safe And Taken Care Of And Looked After.

Leonard [nimoy] Was Such A Teacher For Me. He Was One Of The Most Fully Realized Human Beings I Have Ever Known On Every Level - In His Personal Life With His Personal Relationships And His Love For His Wife And His Evolution With His Family. Then As An Artist, As An Actor, As A Writer, As A Poet, And As A Photographer. He Never Stopped.