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

I'm confident in my ability to maintain a career. I don't know if it will be doing either independent films or plays in New England.

The whole character of Justin and the club life he lives - I have no experience with it. It's really foreign to me, which is annoying, but that's just how it is.

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

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.

I could definitely empathize with the character, with the feelings of helplessness - if only the desperation and the feeling of isolation.

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