Dan Butler Quotes

People think they know who I am, because I've played so many very, very out gay men on stage, and they think that's me.

I don't keep it secret that I live with my partner Gio. I'm very proud of my gayness. But there is lots I wouldn't want the press to write about me... it is a matter of regret that being gay is the most interesting thing about me.

I did 'Mad Men' and I still have people come up to me like, 'Are you actually a lesbian?' Really? Just because I play one on TV? People will think what they're gonna think.

I wouldn't want to lose out on my macho action movie just because I told people I was queer.

I despise stereotypes. A gay man can be a macho athlete, or he can be an interior designer or any career in between.

I sort of challenge people's perceptions of what a gay man is, which is kinda good.

I have a real pet peeve for women who play damaged characters but don't look damaged.

I knew I had to be the gay stereotype that was on the front of the papers every day. And I did my job well. I played the game.

You can call us what you want, but at the end of the day, we're entertainers.

A lot of people are curious why I'm a lesbian - ladies and gentlemen, the cast of Entourage.

We have a society where every hit maker and TV presenter is gay.

It doesn't annoy me but I think of myself as a presenter who is gay, rather than a gay presenter. It's a subtle distinction, but that's how I view it.

I'm very heterosexual, so dating women is something I'm not ashamed of. But my love life is not as exciting as it is reported to be.

I hired a publicist once I got cast in 'Passing Strange,' and one of the first conversations we had was about how I wanted to handle talking about my sexuality. I said, 'It's never been an issue for me. I want to talk about my work, but if something about myself relates to my work, of course I'll talk about it.'

In fact, I'll be taking a lot of Cathy Gale with me. I expect that was why I was chosen for the part.

My looks haven't prevented me from playing prostitutes or people broken by life. But when they need a token blonde with big breasts, that's OK, too. It's part of the game.

I would love to be on 'Glee,' thus furthering the myth that I'm a gay man.

You can't just look at someone and guess their sexuality. There's no point in assuming that every gay man has just one personality type.

I feel like I've been observed as an individual more than a gay person, or as a filmmaker with a certain point of view rather than a lesbian filmmaker with a gay point of view.

It'd be very difficult to cast me as a ballet dancer. Everybody is, in some sense, controlled by their size and their gender. I'm not going to be allowed to play the part that Denzel Washington plays.

I think the fact that I'm so well known to be gay makes it very difficult to have a convincing relationship with a woman on screen. It wouldn't be at all difficult for me to kiss a woman - I'll kiss a frog if you like.

Just because I look sexy on the cover of Rolling Stone doesn't mean I'm naughty.

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.

I love playing strong women, even if they're nuts.

I play tough guys in movies and behaved like one in front of the press because I thought that was what a man did.