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I just feel like we as a human race tend to fear that which we don't understand. It's cause for a lot of bad things and bad behavior to exist on the planet. Artists have a way of touching people and changing minds in a way that sometimes other mediums don't.

~Billy Porter

Topics: Artists Bad Bad Behavior Bad Things Behavior Cause Changing Exist Fear Feel Human Human Race Just Like Lot Mediums Minds Other People Planet Race Sometimes Tend Things Touching Understand Way Which

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For me, life is about being positive and hopeful, choosing to be joyful, choosing to be encouraging, choosing to be empowering.

~Billy Porter

Topics: About Being Choosing Empowering Encouraging Hopeful Joyful Life Me Positive

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Seeing Jennifer Holliday from 'Dreamgirls' perform on the Tony Awards telecast and later discovering Barbra Streisand by listening to her albums at the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh really changed everything for me.

~Billy Porter

Topics: Albums Awards Barbra Streisand Carnegie Changed Discovering Everything Her Jennifer Later Library Listening Me Perform Pittsburgh Really Seeing Streisand Tony

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I don't in any way disparage any time I've had in the trenches because it really has made me the artist I am today.

~Billy Porter

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I had something nobody else could do - I sang in a way that separated me - and, when you're trying to get noticed, you play your trump card.

~Billy Porter

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I do 'sissy with a heart of gold' really well.

~Billy Porter

Topics: Gold Heart Really Sissy Well

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All you need to do is turn on the news, and in five minutes, you're depressed with the state of the world. Choosing joy is a completely active choice. It doesn't just happen. You can't just say, 'I want to be happy.' You have to take action.

~Billy Porter

Topics: Action Active Be Happy Choice Choosing Depressed Five Happen Happy Joy Just Minutes Need News Say State Take Turn Want World You

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When you grow up in the church, the only translation in that insular world that people understand is preaching. You're supposed to be a minister. So I was going down that path, and then I saw the Tonys.

~Billy Porter

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I've worked with a lot of gay and lesbian organizations. I sit on the board of the Empire State Pride Agenda. I've also done a lot of work for Broadway Care/Equity Fights AIDS. I think it's important because, when we can be of service to others, it only enhances our lives. I've been helped a lot in my life.

~Billy Porter

Topics: Agenda Aids Also Because Been Board Broadway Done Empire Empire State Enhances Fights Gay Helped Important Lesbian Life Lives Lot My Life Only Organizations Others Our Our Lives Pride Service Service To Others Sit State Think Work Worked I Think

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I've always been passionate about fashion.

~Billy Porter

Topics: About Always Been Fashion Passionate

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: September 21st, 1969

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