Quotes by Portia de Rossi

About Portia de Rossi:

Portia Lee James DeGeneres is an Australian-American actress, model and philanthropist, known for her roles as lawyer Nelle Porter on the television series Ally McBeal and Lindsay Fünke on the sitcom Arrested Development. She also portrayed Veronica Palmer on the ABC sitcom Better Off Ted and Olivia Lord on Nip/Tuck. She is married to American stand-up comedian, television host and actress Ellen DeGeneres. She currently stars on Scandal as Elizabeth North.
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I'm living by example by continuing on with my career and having a full, rich life, and I am incidentally gay.

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It sounds so trite, but my private life is mine.

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I thought, I'm out in my life, that doesn't involve my public life.

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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.

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I try to be feminine, yet intellectual and smart at the same time. You don't see enough of that.

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I want young people to see me and think you can be feminine and smart and successful, all at the same time.

Portia de Rossi

I had a hell of a time convincing people I was gay - which was so annoying!

Portia de Rossi

The first time I was paparazzi'd, I thought I was being investigated for an insurance claim.

Portia de Rossi

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.

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I have to be asked, I guess, but I love the idea of marriage. I think it's beautiful. I'm such a romantic, and I always have been.

Portia de Rossi

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.

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I don't even like watching sex scenes in movies. I have a slight prudish side to me.

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My sexuality is a part of me that I really like. But it's not the totality of me.

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We must be able to inspire. That's my goal in acting.

Portia de Rossi

People might find me attractive, but it's also my job to prove that I can be intelligent.

Portia de Rossi

I justified it in so many ways. I had a very, very long and difficult struggle with my sexuality.

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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.

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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

I've had so many interviews where the last question is, Are you gay? I had to find very creative ways to say that I was gay, but that I wasn't going to talk about it.

Portia de Rossi

When I was anorexic it just seemed like I literally wanted to disappear. And now I would like to reappear.

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Oh, I don't have any fans. Personally? I don't have any.

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Author Bio

  • NamePortia de Rossi
  • DescriptionAustralian-American actress
  • AliasesPortia Lee James DeGeneres; Amanda Lee Rogers; Portia DeGeneres
  • BornJanuary 31, 1973
  • CountryAustralia; United States Of America
  • ProfessionTelevision Actor; Actor; Writer; Autobiographer