Quotes from Portia de Rossi

I married him for a green card. We had a really great, caring relationship it just obviously wasn't right for me.

I don't even like watching sex scenes in movies. I have a slight prudish side to me.

My feelings for Ellen overrode all of my fear about being out as a lesbian. I had to be with her, and I just figured I'd deal with the other stuff later.

I was very sexual from a very young age.

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.

When you have the paparazzi hiding in the bushes outside your home, the only thing you can control is how you respond publicly.

I saw Ellen and my knees were weak. It was amazing. And it was very hard for me to get her out of my mind after that. Then when I saw her that night, we started talking, and that's that.

You live with the fear people might find out. Then you actually have the courage to tell people and they go, I don't think you are gay. It's enough to drive you crazy.

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.

Supermodels are over, and the new picture girl has become the television actress.

When you have the paparazzi hiding in the bushes outside your home, the only thing you can control is how you respond publicly.

True nobility isn't about being better than anyone else; it's about being better than you used to be.

When I watched Ellen come out in '97, my jaw was on the floor. I thought, There are some people who break the doors down, hold them open, and some people who walk right through.

I saw Ellen and my knees were weak. It was amazing. And it was very hard for me to get her out of my mind after that. Then when I saw her that night, we started talking, and that's that.

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 had to find a relationship with someone who could simultaneously make me grow up and keep me forever young.

Even if I'm hormonal and I feel like I've got a couple pounds of water weight, I will never starve myself, I will never, ever go on a diet.

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

When I was anorexic it just seemed like I literally wanted to disappear. And now I would like to reappear.

People might find me attractive, but it's also my job to prove that I can be intelligent.

My feelings for Ellen overrode all of my fear about being out as a lesbian. I had to be with her, and I just figured I'd deal with the other stuff later.

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.

I want to exude strength and intelligence.