Richard Chamberlain Quotes

• I've learned, I think, to be able to distinguish between the necessary and the unnecessary as far as my limited outside time is concerned. Saying 'no' politely is a necessity if one wants to lead any kind of stable life.

  Richard Chamberlain

  Thinking, Want, Able

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Personally, I wouldn't advise a gay leading man-type actor to come out.

  Richard Chamberlain

  Gay, Men, Actors

  "Richard Chamberlain Advises Other Gay Actors: Stay in the Closet" by Bryan Alexander, www.hollywoodreporter.com. December 27, 2010.

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• I suppose everyone tells little white lies. Quite often they're necessary to make someone feel better or prevent feelings from being hurt. Whoppers? No, that's dangerous and they'll boomerang.

  Richard Chamberlain

  Hurt, Lying, Feel Better

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Nothing is secret once you tell anyone. If you want to keep it quiet - don't tell a soul.

  Richard Chamberlain

  Soul, Secret, Want

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• 'Handsome' means many things to many people. If people consider me handsome, I feel flattered - and have my parents to thank for it. Realistically, it doesn't hurt to be good-looking, especially in this business.

  Richard Chamberlain

  Beauty, Hurt, Mean

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• For an actor to be working at all is a kind of miracle, because most actors aren't. So it's just silly for a working actor to say, 'Oh, I don't care if anybody knows I'm gay' especially if you're a leading man. Personally, I wouldn't advise a gay leading man-type actor to come out.

  Richard Chamberlain

  Silly, Gay, Men

  "Gay actors say coming out affects roles they get" by Alex Needham, www.theguardian.com. January 26, 2012.

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• I consider myself a religious person. God is something very personal with me and I don't flaunt religion in conversation with others.

  Richard Chamberlain

  Religious, Conversation, Persons

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I pattern my actions and life after what I want. No two people are alike. You might admire attributes in others, but use these only as a guide in improving yourself in your own unique way. I don't go for carbon copies. Individualism is sacred!

  Richard Chamberlain

  Unique, Two, Carbon Footprint

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Over a long period of time, living as if you were someone else is no fun.

  Richard Chamberlain

  Fun, Long, Over You

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Despite all the wonderful advances that have been made, it's still dangerous for an actor to talk about that in our extremely misguided culture. Look at what happened in California with Proposition 8. Please, don't pretend that we're suddenly all wonderfully, blissfully accepted.

  Richard Chamberlain

  California, Actors, Culture

  "Richard Chamberlain Advises Other Gay Actors: Stay in the Closet" by Bryan Alexander, www.hollywoodreporter.com. December 27, 2010.

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• I am not a romantic leading man anymore so I don't need to nurture that public image anymore. I can talk about it now because I'm not afraid anymore . . . When I grew up, being gay, being sissy or anything like that, was verboten. I disliked myself intensely and feared this part of myself intensely, and had to hide it and became 'Perfect Richard, All-American Boy' as a place to hide.

  Richard Chamberlain

  Gay, Men, Boys

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• I actually feel sorry for people who have a lot of illusions in their head about what gay is. I mean, I know some gay people who are really wonderful people.

  Richard Chamberlain

  Sorry, Mean, Gay

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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