Quotes by Anthony Rapp

“Acting is like going to the gym. You have to keep yourself in shape and concentrate on your core.”

“The number of people who said that it made a difference to them that Im out is the reason that Im out. There are people who devote their lives to taking away the rights of gays and lesbians, and I think that visibility is very important. Im trying to encourage more people to come out, and show everyone who they are, because its harder to take away the rights of a human being. And this is a miracle state, because we can get married. And I think that these people working to take away our rights are going to lose, because of this generation.”

“I think the most important cause for me is to try to represent honesty. Im not saying Im perfect, but its about trying to be true to who you are.”

“When we did shoot in the East Village, they had to spread around a lot of trash and put transparencies of graffiti up in front of the walls,”

“When we did shoot in the East Village, they had to spread around a lot of trash and put transparencies of graffiti up in front of the walls.”

There is only one you for all time. Fearlessly be yourself.

On the flight over to Chicago, I thought of a story Mom had once told me from her days as a pediatric nurse. There was this little boy I was taking care of, she said and he was terminally ill,and we all knew it,but he kept hanging on and hanging on. He wouldnt die, it was so sad.And his parents were always there with him,giving him so much love and support,but he was in so much pain,and it really was,time for him to go.So finally some of us nurses took his father aside and we told him, You have to tell your son its okay for him to go. You have to give him permission. And so the father took his son in his arms and he sat with him in a chair and held on to him and told him over and over, that it was okay for him to go,and,well,after a few moments,his son died.