If I've had roadblocks along the way for being gay, I'm not aware of them. Jonathan Groff More Quotes by Jonathan Groff More Quotes From Jonathan Groff I smile a lot in my real life. Jonathan Groff smile real-life real life It's one thing to experience your Broadway debut alone, but to share it with an entire company was like summer camp or a college experience, where you were really growing up together. Jonathan Groff alone you experience together The idea of faking empathy to take a step forward to understanding - it's a really powerful idea. Jonathan Groff step empathy powerful understanding When I was 20 years old, I got cast in 'Spring Awakening' and got swept up in this experience where it was kind of tunnel vision. We were working - it was nonstop. Jonathan Groff old experience vision spring For me, there's nothing more valuable as an actor, or better way to learn, than getting to perform in front of a live audience, no matter where you are. Whether it's on Broadway, in Florida, or doing a tour. Jonathan Groff better me you way Before 'Mindhunter,' I was doing this show called 'Looking' on HBO. Jonathan Groff show looking doing before The difference between being in the closet and out of the closet as a gay man is such a huge shift. I feel so connected still to that 22-year-old, but the idea that I was not open with that part of my life - which I am now so open about - is sort of surreal. Jonathan Groff i-am my-life man life When you get to really involve yourself with a piece and the other people, and you get to feel like it's a community and you're all building something together, it helps me to produce better work, I think. Jonathan Groff yourself me you work I believe in 'Backstage.' It changed my life. Jonathan Groff my-life i-believe life believe I was definitely planning to go to college, but I deferred my admission to Carnegie Mellon to be in a non-equity tour of 'The Sound of Music.' But I made very little money in the tour, and college is really expensive, and I thought I'd never be able to pay off those loans. Jonathan Groff never thought music money Personally, for me in my life, I think every journey should be an ongoing journey, for anyone. Jonathan Groff my-life me journey life Don't let the world define you. In the world of acting, and I think in any profession, really, people are really eager to put you in a box and categorize you as one particular thing. Jonathan Groff think you people world I was born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania - in Amish Country! Jonathan Groff i-was-born raised born country As an actor, I have these tics that I don't even know exist. Jonathan Groff actor exist even know I was obsessed with Nintendo. Jonathan Groff nintendo obsessed I beat 'Super Mario Bros 1,' '2,' and '3.' Jonathan Groff super beat bros mario Ultimately, we're actors: I'm putting on a costume, so we're playing pretend. Jonathan Groff costume ultimately pretend playing
