B. D. Wong

I've always had tremendous support from my parents. I think there's a myth that gay people have lousy relationships with their parents. ”

I had studied the violin to a certain amount of success. At some point, I realized that I didn't really like the violin. I was only doing it because I could, and I was good at it, and everyone was encouraging me. But I didn't have a great love for it. ”

Maybe there are logical reasons for a gay person not to have a great relationship with their parents - not because there's a parent who made him gay, but just because it may be difficult to understand everything. ”

Writing is an incredibly creatively empowering experience for me. It is the place where nobody tries to control what I'm doing. ”

Playing the priest on 'Oz' was a fantastic experience. I was very lucky. ”

As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers. ”

I always knew I'd be more of a character actor than a leading man, and I always wanted to take that and run with it. ”

I realize it's a cliche almost, that coming out of the closet is a very healthy and empowering thing to do, but for me, it really has been a truly wonderful thing. ”

Because of the accumulation of objects, things are never quite the way I want them to be. There has always been a lack of, well, clarity. ”

I have a hard time watching films and not thinking how I would play any part, whether it's a man or a woman. ”