I can't speak on behalf of the show. I'm not a creator; I'm just a pawn. Randy Harrison More Quotes by Randy Harrison More Quotes From Randy Harrison By the time I came out, that kind of stopped it. The bullying stopped when I claimed myself and proved that I wasn't afraid. A lot of it was when I was hiding when I was younger. Randy Harrison hidingbullyingkind I was always the shame of the family - the one Yankee who was actually born in the North. Randy Harrison shamebornyankees I wonder what kind of lives they will have built for themselves when they turn 45 and can't really have any connection with people because they are so used to fleeting sexual. Randy Harrison fleetingconnectionspeople I've done sexual stuff before - onstage, which is even more emotionally difficult. With a TV crew around, you are stopping and starting; it becomes really technical. It's not erotic at all. Randy Harrison eroticstoppingdone I actually have more respect for people who are in the closet. You end up exposing so much of yourself because you have to talk about your sexual life. You shouldn't have to talk about it. Randy Harrison exposing-yourselfendspeople Storytelling with music is a really powerful device. Randy Harrison storytellingmusic-ispowerful In the theater we're like blue-collar workers: It's a physical job, you don't make a lot of money, and you're on the road all the time. It's worth it in that it's the best job in the world, but you have to negotiate living in cities that don't always accommodate you. Randy Harrison citiesbluejobs I could definitely empathize with the character, with the feelings of helplessness - if only the desperation and the feeling of isolation. Randy Harrison isolationfeelingscharacter I think the sense of community that exists with all the characters - that's the answer. The fact that they have found a family in their friends. It does give some depth and meaning to their lives. Randy Harrison givingcharacterthinking I wasn't dating anyone. I was hyper-focused on acting. So I didn't bring a guy to the prom. I was the lone gay person as far as I knew. Randy Harrison datinggayguy I wasn't being bullied at school at this point. I had a group of friends, and I was isolated because I wasn't communicating with my parents. I wasn't telling them what I was going through. Randy Harrison groupsparentschool I had been doing summer stock every summer while I was in college. We did a showcase, like most good conservatories do - monologues and things that agents and casting directors come to see. From that I got an agent. Randy Harrison castingcollegesummer Dad said that he was prouder of me than he'd ever been when I came out. Randy Harrison dadsaid I just don't think that I could be the kind of actor I want to be and not be honest with myself. Honesty is very important to me as an actor and as a person. I didn't even think about it. Randy Harrison honestyimportantthinking It's a really subtle kind of thing. It makes me feel like Randy Harrison is not a human being to them. Randy Harrison subtlekindfeels I love my parents. Coming out to them was sort of coming out to myself. I educated them, and I wanted our relationship to keep growing. I wanted them to be a part of my life still. I wanted to be able to share with them what I was going through. Randy Harrison growingableparent I don't want to be the center of attention. My posture has changed. I walk with my head down and shoulders slumped. Suddenly I carry myself as if I'm ashamed of something. Randy Harrison down-andwantattention A lot of my friends are club people. It's not me. It's funny to represent that, because it's not me. I don't fit into a gay club setting. It's just ironic that I represent that somehow. Randy Harrison ironicgaypeople I can't walk down the street with my head up. I'm not a hat wearer, but now I'm a hat wearer. Randy Harrison hatsheads-upwalks The whole character of Justin and the club life he lives - I have no experience with it. It's really foreign to me, which is annoying, but that's just how it is. Randy Harrison clubsannoyedcharacter
