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Lying about one's sexuality seems to be one of the ridiculous rules of what constitutes being a Hollywood movie star. Obviously, my own experience of working and continuing to work as an out gay actor is exactly that - working as an actor and not as a movie star. I don't think the two are the same.

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

In Hollywood it seems that you're considered gay until proven otherwise.

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.

There are millions of gay people in the United States, including well-known celebrities.

Even now, there are young actors who want careers as romantic leading men, and the best thing is not to reveal you're gay.

The public has always had affection for gay entertainers. The time was right for an out gay entertainer.

There's no Hollywood tradition of maybe not telling people that you're gay to protect your future ambitions. The YouTube world is a little unprecedented. I think what people are seeing is that the more true to yourself you are, the more an audience will connect with you.

You cannot combine being a movie star with not being a movie star.