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I was obsessed with Nintendo.
I smile a lot in my real life.
I beat 'Super Mario Bros 1,' '2,' and '3.'
There's something special about 'Looking.'
I've never had trouble sleeping in my life.
There's not a lot of gay programming on TV.
I believe in 'Backstage.' It changed my life.
Trying to sound good at 10 A.M. is the worst.
It's so easy to get the joy sucked out of you.
The hardest I've ever laughed was with Lea Michele.
As an actor, I have these tics that I don't even know exist.
I did have AOL Instant Messenger when I was in middle school.
I'm not on Twitter. I'm not on Facebook. I'm not on Instagram.
With every character, the first thing I want to feel is empathy.
I never look at myself online, and I don't read gossip Web sites.
Playing King George, for me, was a lesson in stillness and timing.
Before 'Mindhunter,' I was doing this show called 'Looking' on HBO.
I don't hate dating people, but I'm not on social media or anything.
I was born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania - in Amish Country!
If someone pitches me a really great idea for an album, I would do it.
Maybe someday I'll have a job where it haunts me or it's hard to move on.
If I've had roadblocks along the way for being gay, I'm not aware of them.
I love the you-never-know-what's-going-to-happen aspect of doing concerts.
I'd rather be a working actor and not hiding anything in my personal life.
Ultimately, we're actors: I'm putting on a costume, so we're playing pretend.
I've been fortunate that my career has developed through on-the-job training.
Alfred Molina is one of the nicest people on the planet and a complete master.
When you're always onstage, you really have to focus on listening and reacting.
I love interacting with an audience. I love just being myself in front of a crowd.
When a piece of art gets really specific is usually when anybody can relate to it.
Coming out, for me, was slightly painful. It was a relief, but it was also painful.
I can say that I've become a David Fincher disciple. I have been completely turned.
I've never met Lena Dunham, but I'm such a huge fan - I think she's a crazy genius.
I'm very selective about television because you sign away so much of your life to it.
For Halloween, I've gone trick-or-treating as Mary Poppins, Peter Pan, and Robin Hood.
Once I came out of the closet, it was sort of that thing of 'The truth will set you free.'
When I moved to New York, I wanted to be in the ensemble of 'Hairspray.' That was my goal.
I wanted to work with Michael Mayer because I'd seen 'Thoroughly Modern Millie' six times.
I got cast for 'Spring Awakening' when I was 20. Every dream I had came true in that moment.
I did 'Spring Awakening' on Broadway for about three years, and I did over 500 performances.
Personally, for me in my life, I think every journey should be an ongoing journey, for anyone.
A 'Looking' musical would completely bring me back to Broadway. I would come back in a second.
I feel like loyalty is such a rare quality in this world, particularly the entertainment world.
There's kind of a gift in being gay because, if you come out, you're forced to express yourself.
Obviously, gay projects play a special role for me because I am gay, so I'm doubly proud of them.
Musical auditions are always the worst because you have to sing and act, and that's so stressful.
The idea of faking empathy to take a step forward to understanding - it's a really powerful idea.
At the end of the day, the end of the movie is sort of ambiguous - it's whatever you want it to be.
I wish that I could take credit for the success of 'Frozen' and 'Hamilton.' But I just feel lucky to be in 'em.
I feel like, with a television show, you're always biting your nails hoping you're going to get that next season.