I am tired of hiding and I am tired of lying by omission. I suffered for years because I was scared to be out. My spirit suffered, my mental health suffered and my relationships suffered. And I'm standing here today, with all of you, on the other side of that pain.

Love, the beauty of it, the joy of it and yes, even the pain of it, is the most incredible gift to give and to receive as a human being. And we deserve to experience love fully, equally, without shame and without compromise.

When I feel strongly about something, I'm not so quiet.

I think it's obvious when you're watching a movie, and there's people fighting or someone's slipping on the side of the building, that it's fake and it really removes you from it.

I was maybe 10 or 11 when I saw 'Titanic.' And, yes, I was a fan. I loved it.

And I've shot in Prince Edward Island winters, I mean, I've shot in some intense, intense temperatures.

I didn't really play dress up when I was a kid, and I'm really T-shirt and jeans-y.