Kyle Quotes

My mom gave me enough self-worth to carry me through difficult experiences. She was very loving and accepting. She was like, 'Whelp, you're gay? OK, cool.'

No matter what, if my son was gay, I'd treat him like a king.

My father wouldn't care if I were a communist as long as I win.

My mum and dad were always supportive of me. They always let me express myself.

I was very unconditionally loved and accepted, I felt, by my father.

My mom gave me unconditional support and unfailing love. You can't get any better than that. That's why I've never been afraid to lose.

Because even if the whole world was throwing rocks at you, if you still had your mother or father at your back, you'd be okay.

I maybe missed money in my childhood, but I didn't miss love, that's for sure. My dad wasn't there, but I can tell you not even once did I think I was missing something.

I felt there was a lot of love in my house. And my mom was, you know, the basis of all that.

I'll write anything; I don't want to judge its form.

My parents are very cool and wildly supportive - maybe almost too much. I want to tell them to chill out.

I have no methods; all I do is accept people as they are.

Luckily, I have two of the coolest parents around. They're so open about having any and all experiences, so they never hindered us in any way by categorizing or judging anything.

My Dad was my biggest supporter. He never put pressure on me.

If my kids came to me and said, 'I'm gay,' I'd say, 'Son, I love you.' That's never at stake. Never, never, never at stake.

They thought that I was a man with reasonable judgment, so I was never under pressure from my parents; I could do whatever I wanted. I never had a negative word from them, nothing whatsoever.

I'm in a real minority as far as having really supportive parents in regards to the arts. They never batted an eye as far as not letting me do that stuff. That's invaluable. I can't believe how unabashedly supportive they were about everything, between music and acting.

I was always the one leading the way in terms of wanting to do acting, singing and dancing. I was lucky that my mother had a very well-adjusted perspective of the world and never pressured me to do anything I didn't want to do.

I don't judge my characters.

I used to shake my head when I heard about mothers who were shocked - shocked! - when their kids came out. I didn't understand how they had missed seeing something so essential when looking at their children. But too many parents see only what they want to see, and that's true whether our kids are gay or straight.

I had a wonderful home life. My parents are the ultimate, wonderful supporters, so there was never a moment where I felt like I had to get away.

Kids need parents who love and support them unconditionally, full stop.

My parents were an ordinary East End family and very supportive - they would have supported me no matter what I wanted to do.

I came out to my mom at the age of 14. She didn't understand it at first, but she's been very supportive since.

I was lucky to grow up in a family where your parents loved you no matter what you were or what you came out as, and a lot of kids don't have that ride.