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Portia de Rossi [1973-0] Australian

Rank: 102
Actress

Portia Lee James DeGeneres also known professionally as Portia de Rossi /ˈpɔərʃə də ˈrɒsi/, 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.

Courage, Diet, Amazing, Fear, Intelligence, Marriage, Romantic, Strength

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I really never stopped thinking about Ellen, because I just haven't felt that kind of energy with anyone in my life.		101
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.		102
I ran into Ellen at a photo shoot. She took my breath away. That had never happened to me in my life.		103
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.		104
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.	Marriage, Romantic	105
I'm living by example by continuing on with my career and having a full, rich life, and I am incidentally gay.		106
My feelings for Ellen overrode all of my fear about being out as a lesbian. I had to be with her, and I just figured I'd deal with the other stuff later.	Fear	107
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.		108
I had a hell of a time convincing people I was gay - which was so annoying!		109
My sexuality is a part of me that I really like. But it's not the totality of me.		110
When I watched Ellen come out in '97, my jaw was on the floor. I thought, There are some people who break the doors down, hold them open, and some people who walk right through.		111
I want to exude strength and intelligence.	Intelligence, Strength	112
You live with the fear people might find out. Then you actually have the courage to tell people and they go, I don't think you are gay. It's enough to drive you crazy.	Courage	113
When you have the paparazzi hiding in the bushes outside your home, the only thing you can control is how you respond publicly.		114
People might find me attractive, but it's also my job to prove that I can be intelligent.		115
I try to be feminine, yet intellectual and smart at the same time. You don't see enough of that.		116
I want young people to see me and think you can be feminine and smart and successful, all at the same time.		117
I justified it in so many ways. I had a very, very long and difficult struggle with my sexuality.		118
I married him for a green card. We had a really great, caring relationship; it just obviously wasn't right for me.		119
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.		120
In high school I had sex with girls quite a few times. They were straight women who I convinced to jump in the sack with me.		121
I saw Ellen and my knees were weak. It was amazing. And it was very hard for me to get her out of my mind after that. Then when I saw her that night, we started talking, and that's that.	Amazing	122
Eating disorders are shrouded in secrecy, and there are so many things I felt very ashamed of that I could never talk about. Even though I have fully recovered, there were still things that I needed to go through again and work through.		123
I never, ever, restrict food, and I will never go on a diet ever again.	Diet	124
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.		125
We must be able to inspire. That's my goal in acting.		126
I did a lot of fast talking as a youth; I was pretty good at it. I was never talked into it - I was always the one doing the talking.		201
When I was 15, I changed my name legally. I think it was largely due to my struggle about being gay. Everything just didn't fit, and I was trying to find things I could identify myself with, and it started with my name.		202
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.		203
I don't even like watching sex scenes in movies. I have a slight prudish side to me.		204
When I was anorexic it just seemed like I literally wanted to disappear. And now I would like to reappear.		205
I have a very, very healthy relationship with food in that I eat whatever I want, whenever I want. I never restrict quantities or types of food.		206
Oh, I don't have any fans. Personally? I don't have any.		207
It sounds so trite, but my private life is mine.		208
Supermodels are over, and the new picture girl has become the television actress.		209
If you've looked at all the glamour magazines lately, all the covers are actresses. If they are on those covers, they are going to try to emulate models. That's just the way it is.		210
Just look at all the awards shows now. It has turned into a catwalk. You have to be wearing a certain designer, a certain dress, and everyone's critiquing.		211
The most important thing for me was to never, ever, ever deny it. But I didn't really have the courage to talk about it. I was thinking, The people who need to know I'm gay know.	Courage	212
I thought, I'm out in my life, that doesn't involve my public life.		213
I was very sexual from a very young age.		214
I stumbled into acting and just loved it. I deferred law school-and I'm still deferred.		215
If I was 14 and knew some gay people, I wouldn't nearly have had the struggle I had. Our world is definitely changing.		216
Even if I'm hormonal and I feel like I've got a couple pounds of water weight, I will never starve myself, I will never, ever go on a diet.	Diet	217
The first time I was paparazzi'd, I thought I was being investigated for an insurance claim.		218

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