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As an Italian-American, I have a special responsibility to be sensitive to ethnic stereotypes.

I think any stereotyping is too much.

The Italian culture and values have significantly shaped who I am, and I would never intentionally demean or degrade the very culture that has been so integral to my life.

The Italians always know that I'm not Italian.

My husband is actually Italian-American, and he thought I was Italian when he first met me.

You people married to Italian men, you know what it's like.

I love being Italian.

Whether you look at 'Glee' and its normalization of gay identity or you look at the work of Martin Scorsese and the Italian-American community, American culture is able to take these stories, which are seen as marginalized, and just turn them into American stories. And you don't think twice about it.

I am a proud Italian American, raised by an Italian mother and Italian grandparents.

Honestly, I'm cool with everyone, and people pick up on that. I'd say, 'I'm not gay, but it's all good.' It's kind of like going to Paris when you don't know the language; some Americans get into trouble over there, but I'm just like, 'Sorry, I don't speak French.'