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 artistdisparagehave Change image and share on social
I love the community of theater. There is something about the camaraderie: People who show up eight times a week to do a show. It's unlike any other business. It's just lovely. You feel like you're in a family. Billy Porter businesscamaraderiecommunity share on social
I do 'sissy with a heart of gold' really well. Billy Porter goldheartsissy Change image and share on social
Just by the nature of making the choice to be true to who I am, I'm political. Sometimes that's all you need to do: Show up and be black, gay and Christian in America and actually say it out loud. And refuse to let anything or anybody take that away from you. Billy Porter americablackchoice share on social
If you gauge how you're doing on whether somebody is responding vocally or not, you're up a creek. You can't do that; you kind of have to be inside of your work and play the scene. And tell the story every day. Tell the story. Tell the story. Regardless of how people are responding, I'm going to tell the story. Billy Porter creekdaygauge share on social
When I had a record deal in the '90s, that was my dream - to make an album like Barbra Streisand's Broadway album - and they laughed me out of the room. Broadway wasn't cool. But artists like Michael Buble and Josh Groban have brought the classic genre back to the forefront, so I'm trying to find my way inside that market. Billy Porter 90salbumartist share on social
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 churchgrowinsular share on social
People don't see me in traditional roles; I'm not getting cast in the revival of 'Company' as Bobby. Billy Porter bobbycastcompany Change image and share on social
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 artistbadbehavior share on social