Top 44 Quotes by Portia de Rossi

The first time I was paparazzi'd, I thought I was being investigated for an insurance claim.

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.

I stumbled into acting and just loved it. I deferred law school-and I'm still deferred.

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.

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.

We must be able to inspire. That's my goal in acting.

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.

It sounds so trite, but my private life is mine.

I want to exude strength and intelligence.

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.