I was always the shame of the family - the one Yankee who was actually born in the North.

I can't walk down the street with my head up. I'm not a hat wearer, but now I'm a hat wearer.

I was always the shame of the family - the one Yankee who was actually born in the North.

I actually have more respect for people who are in the closet. You end up exposing so much of yourself because you have to talk about your sexual life. You shouldn't have to talk about it.

Dad said that he was prouder of me than he'd ever been when I came out.

I've done sexual stuff before - onstage, which is even more emotionally difficult. With a TV crew around, you are stopping and starting; it becomes really technical. It's not erotic at all.

I don't want to be the center of attention. My posture has changed. I walk with my head down and shoulders slumped. Suddenly I carry myself as if I'm ashamed of something.