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One of the side benefits of staying in the closet is you can have a much bigger career.

— Edmund White

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I'm not big on the closet.

— Dan Butler

Someone once told me that being in the closet is like living in a vertical casket. Perfect description.

— Jane Velez-Mitchell

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.

— B. D. Wong

I have the motto that says, 'Whatever you see in your closet that you like, pick it and wear it.' It's not just your closet, but just your life. Whatever catches your eye. Pick it.

— Willow Smith

I think a closet full of things would actually stress me out.

— Alexandra Kotur

It's a terrible way to live, to be closeted, to always be worried about being found out. To live this double life is really trying.

— Sean Maher

My friend, there is no end when it comes to 'Trapped In The Closet.'

— R. Kelly

✗Opposing Perspectives

I would never advise anyone to stay in the closet to further their careers - I'm sure it leads to big fat gay ulcers. There are actors I know who won't come out, and I can see it crippling them as human beings. It's a great shame that people can't be who they are in the 21st century, and people won't let them be who they are.

— Ben Daniels

I was fine being in the closet at the beginning of my career because that's what you were supposed to be - until I realized that it didn't serve anybody, and I was left feeling utterly empty. This is who I am, so I've gotta be me.

— Billy Porter

Life is just more comfortable if you're honest and open about everything. I spent so many years being in the closet about one thing or another.

— Antony Sher