Adam Lambert Quotes

I once had a large gay following, but I ducked into an alleyway and lost him.

'Milk' doesn't imply that all gay men who stayed in the closet were cowards.

I don't Google myself, but I've heard that people think I'm gay. I've heard it all.

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.

When I was outed by Perez Hilton as bisexual, I suddenly started being asked personal questions, which was really difficult.

In real life, there's nobody more out than Sean. It was just in the press that he didn't want to say one way or another. I think he just felt it was nobody's business, but I feel like he came to it in his own time.

Outside of the gay world, I don't know how many people know me.

My history in show business spans over a quarter of a century, and I have seen many people in the industry struggle with coming out, only to find much more success after they finally did.

I think it's always good for gay people to come out, but it's also understandable why people might choose not to do so.

It was sort of that in-between area when people don't talk about their personal lives. That's the kind of life I think Kerry would be living now if it weren't for the Lopez character sort of outing her.

When you do a reality show and host shows, it's hard to have secrets.

Now the fact that people are saying, 'Oh my God, he's finally come out' - I was never in.

I was terrified about people knowing I was gay. I'd cringe inside at the idea that they'd be talking behind my back.

I never mentioned my sexuality to Warner Bros. at all, and they never mentioned it to me, thank God.

It's great when people have the confidence to discuss their sexuality if it works for them. I can't fault someone for not coming out, because I don't know their journey, what scares them, what's at stake, or how it will affect their personal life or family.

Bisexuals need to recognize that their being closeted is a huge contributing factor to the hostility they face.

Every gay person must come out.... Once they realize we are indeed their children, we are indeed everywhere, every myth, every lie, every innuendo will be destroyed once and for all.

If a rumor comes out that I'm gay, I could care less. There are so many worse things that they could be saying.

And being gay isn't so easy, either I've always said that if anyone ever thought I was straight they must need glasses - but when I finally came out and said, "Yes, I do sleep with men and I'm gay," yeah, I lost record sales. There's no question - big, big time.

The more it happens, the easier it is for others, although I do understand why some actors choose not to come out. I have several famous friends who are still in the closet.

Sedaris, in his essay in the It Gets Better book, writes that when he was growing up nobody called him gay because you might as well have called him a warlock. Nobody knew what gay was.

Sometimes I go out disguised, but people still recognize me, so I find there is no point in even trying. It would be nice to get away from it, from time to time, but the fact is, there is no place on earth where I can go unrecognized.

I can go out in public without being recognized. If I want to be recognized in public, it will happen.

You don't look at a painting and ask if the artist was gay or straight. I think it's irrelevant in any situation - I don't care if my garbageman is gay or straight as long as he picks up the garbage.

I never talk about anything to do with my sexuality.