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Portia de Rossi
Australian
Actress
Born:
Jan 31
,
1973
Gay
Life
Me
People
Time
You
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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
Yourself
World
Own
Lesbian
Think
Everyone
Way
Kind
Dress
More
Stereotype
Fit
Just
Just One
Certain
Certain Way
Present
My sexuality is a part of me that I really like. But it's not the totality of me.
Portia de Rossi
Me
Sexuality
Totality
Part
Like
Really
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.
Portia de Rossi
You
Try
Lately
Way
Those
Magazines
Glamour
Looked
Emulate
Covers
Models
Going
Just
Actress
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.
Portia de Rossi
You
Everyone
Wearing
Dress
Look
Just
Turned
Certain
Shows
Awards
Now
Designer
People might find me attractive, but it's also my job to prove that I can be intelligent.
Portia de Rossi
Me
People
Job
Find
Also
Attractive
Prove
Intelligent
Might
I try to be feminine, yet intellectual and smart at the same time. You don't see enough of that.
Portia de Rossi
Time
You
Smart
Try
Enough
See
Feminine
Intellectual
Same
Same Time
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.
Portia de Rossi
Life
Me
Gay
My Life
Live
Fact
Terrifying
Did
Being
Whether
Choose
Actress
Thing
I had a hell of a time convincing people I was gay - which was so annoying!
Portia de Rossi
Time
Gay
People
Hell
Had
Annoying
Which
Convincing
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.
Portia de Rossi
Myself
Gay
Woman
Heart
Though
See
Knew
Just
Where
Even
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.
Portia de Rossi
Good
Youth
Pretty
Pretty Good
Never
Talked
Talking
Always
Doing
Lot
Did
Fast
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.
Portia de Rossi
Myself
Gay
Struggle
Think
Changed
Everything
Find
About
Could
Name
Identify
Due
Fit
Trying
Legally
Just
Being
Largely
Things
Started
I stumbled into acting and just loved it. I deferred law school-and I'm still deferred.
Portia de Rossi
Law
Deferred
Stumbled
Still
Just
Loved
Acting
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.
Portia de Rossi
Fear
Feelings
Lesbian
Ellen
Other
Later
Out
About
Had
Stuff
Deal
Just
Being
Figured
Her
I don't even like watching sex scenes in movies. I have a slight prudish side to me.
Portia de Rossi
Me
Sex
Side
Slight
Scenes
Like
Movies
Even
Watching
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.
Portia de Rossi
Love
Beautiful
Time
Me
Clothes
Wear
Able
Dresses
Fact
Feel
Make
Feminine
Tank
Being
Jeans
If I was 14 and knew some gay people, I wouldn't nearly have had the struggle I had. Our world is definitely changing.
Portia de Rossi
Gay
Struggle
People
World
Changing
Our
Definitely
Our World
Some
Had
Knew
Nearly
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.
Portia de Rossi
People
Walk
Thought
Some People
Doors
Down
Ellen
Out
Some
Through
Open
Come
The Doors
Hold
Break
Them
Jaw
Who
Floor
Right
Watched
When I was anorexic it just seemed like I literally wanted to disappear. And now I would like to reappear.
Portia de Rossi
Would
Seemed
Disappear
Like
Anorexic
Just
Wanted
Literally
Now
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.
Portia de Rossi
Work
Secrecy
Though
Eating
About
Recovered
Could
Through
Never
Talk
Felt
Still
Go
Were
Very
Again
Ashamed
Disorders
Fully
Many
Even
Things
Needed
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.
Portia de Rossi
Work
Love
Enjoy
Driving
Up
Getting
Just
Being
Process
Really
Acting
Series
Downtown
Early
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