I remember taking my brother's car out, pushing it down the driveway in neutral in the night, and going out joyriding with friends and getting flat tires and getting busted. My license was revoked by my dad. So, definitely, I was a kid. I was a teenage boy.

Matt Bomer

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I’m so thankful to have been born in the times that we live in. I felt a responsibility to Simon [Halls] and to our kids to be able to live with integrity and not have some strange split psychology of This is who my dad is at home, and this is who he is to the public. That trumped any type of professional repercussions that it could have had. And – not by my own volition or choice – I’ve been playing exclusively straight characters for the first 10 years of my career. Whatever happens from this point on says a lot more about the business and society than it does about me.

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You can't please everybody. There's that old saying that there's no sure formula for success, but the only sure fire formula for failure is to try to please everyone. You're not going to do that.

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What we really have to do is stop the adjective before the job title — whether it's 'black actor,' a 'gay actor' or 'anything actor,' Everybody thinks that equality comes from identifying people, and that's not where equality comes from. Equality comes from treating everybody the same regardless of who they are. I hope the media and the press catches on to that because it's time to move out of 1992.

gay jobs moving

I like strong opinions - I'll take that any day over someone who... by Matt Bomer

I like strong opinions - I'll take that any day over someone who agrees with everything.

strong-opinions opinion strong

Never forget your manners. They go a long way in both your business and personal life. If you look and act like you are making an effort, it will be appreciated.

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Everybody thinks that equality comes from identifying people, and that's not where equality comes from.

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Human beings are good, they have shadow, every single one of us has redeeming qualities and every single one of us has qualities that people can hold against us. That’s what makes us human.

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It's better to be in love than watch it. by Matt Bomer

It's better to be in love than watch it.

My parents raised me right, so I always open doors for people and... by Matt Bomer

My parents raised me right, so I always open doors for people and try to have good manners.

parent doors people

I've never cared about how successful or how big I was going to be. I just wanted to be part of a story that affected people, made them laugh or cry. To me, that was more important than having my face on some billboard.

successful laughing people

My standard uniform is a T-shirt and jeans. by Matt Bomer

My standard uniform is a T-shirt and jeans.

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My personal life is a source of incredible happiness for me, but it's personal and it's not for me to hock, or shop around to the highest bidder. Plus, it could never live up to the amazing mythology that everyone online has created for me, so I'll keep mum about it.

online incredibles life-is

I can safely say that I had an incredibly difficult and trying past growing up and trying to be an artist and standing up as who I am in this world.

growing-up artist past

I'm completely happy and fulfilled in my personal life. by Matt Bomer

I'm completely happy and fulfilled in my personal life.

fulfilled personal-life

I like to sing and leave songs on voicemail. It comes from the he... by Matt Bomer

I like to sing and leave songs on voicemail. It comes from the heart.

Don't worry if people think you're good. Make this your experience. And find out what makes you unique as an artist. You don't get the opportunity to do that as much in the real world.

unique artist real

Without a safe haven, one of the most authentic parts of who you are, who you love, felt invisible to the world.

safe-haven invisible world

Theres always a need for new superheroes. As society changes, the types of superheroes will probably change as well.

superhero type needs

I’m a pretty chill person. I’m kind of a homebody and I like to just hang out with friends and have dinner. I’m not, you know - I’m definitely not Neal Caffrey in the sense that I’m not, you know, drinking a $500 bottle of wine at a nightclub. I’m just - I’m pretty chill.

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I like characters with flaws, who have shadow. by Matt Bomer

I like characters with flaws, who have shadow.

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