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I wouldn't want to lose out on my macho action movie just because I told people I was queer.

I don't feel like my films are about gender; they are about identity - but a different slant on identity.

I feel like I've been observed as an individual more than a gay person, or as a filmmaker with a certain point of view rather than a lesbian filmmaker with a gay point of view.

I feel like because I've done more gay characters, gay scenes, or gay projects than most straight actors, people see it as some sort of mission. It's more of a case-by-case basis, and just trying to capture figures that I love. I guess that a lot of the figures that I love were gay.

I was told that if I wanted to be a leading man in Hollywood, I couldn't possibly be thought of as gay.

I get told a lot that I'm kind of carving my own path. That there are not many actors who are out and are able to play straight and gay, and everyone's OK with it.

The conventional wisdom is that if you are gay, you cannot play the romantic straight lead in a movie.