Many things shaped my identity as a young boy: a strong selfworth (something that was instilled in all three Barrowman siblings by our parents), my immersion in theatre and music, and my DNA. I was born gay. It's not a choice I – or anyone else who is gay – made. If it were, why on earth would anyone choose to be part of a minority, part of a group that in so many cultures and countries, even in the twenty-first century, is regularly blasphemed, hounded and worse?

I'm not one of those actors who likes to analyze things too much, so I trust what the writers are doing with the characters, in order to give them their journey. My job is to come in and try to make those words on the page come alive on camera.

Have I ever been the shy retiring type? Never. Not since the day I was born.

I live my life openly and freely every day anyway, and do what I want to do, but I don't take any great risks.

You can be in the public eye all the time and still have a private life, but the important thing is to keep in touch with the people who put you there.

I was the one who taught my sister and my niece how to walk in high heels.

Never apologize for being nerdy.