I don't even like watching sex scenes in movies. I have a slight prudish side to me.
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.
I'm living by example by continuing on with my career and having a full, rich life, and I am incidentally gay.
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.
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.
I ran into Ellen at a photo shoot. She took my breath away. That had never happened to me in my life.
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.
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.
I want to exude strength and intelligence.
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.
I had a hell of a time convincing people I was gay - which was so annoying!
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.
I justified it in so many ways. I had a very, very long and difficult struggle with my sexuality.
Eating disorders are shrouded in secrecy, and there are so many things I felt very ashamed of that I could never talk about. Even though I have fully recovered, there were still things that I needed to go through again and work through.
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.
The first time I was paparazzi'd, I thought I was being investigated for an insurance claim.
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.
I never, ever, restrict food, and I will never go on a diet ever again.
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.
I thought, I'm out in my life, that doesn't involve my public life.
