Genna De Rossi Quotes

Perfection was a myth.
Beauty was in the flaws." - Tommas de Rossi "Chicago War: The Complete Series ~ Bethany-Kris

In a way, I loved him. But I loved the roles that we both played a lot more. I had assigned him the role of my protector. ~ Portia De Rossi

You treat me better than I've ever treated myself. ~ Portia De Rossi

Women in the postfeminist era, while supposedly strong and commanding and equal to men in every sense, looked weaker and smaller than ever before. ~ Portia De Rossi

Everyone is their own kind of lesbian. To think there's a certain way to dress or present yourself in the world is just one more stereotype we have to fit into. ~ Portia De Rossi

True nobility isn't about being better than anyone else; it's about being better than you used to be. ~ Portia De Rossi

It sounds so trite, but my private life is mine. ~ Portia De Rossi

By starving myself into society's beauty ideal, I had compromised my success, my independence, and my quality of life. Being overweight was really no different. It was just the "f - you" response to the same pressure. I was still responding to the pressure to comply to the fashion industry's standards of beauty, just in the negative sense. I was still answering to their demands when really I shouldn't have been listening to them at all. The images of stick-thin prepubescent girls never should have had power over me. I should've had my sights set on successful businesswomen and successful female artists, authors, and politicians to emulate. Instead I stupidly and pointlessly just wanted to be considered pretty. I squandered my brain and my talent to squeeze into a size 2 dress while my male counterparts went to work on making money, making policy, making a difference. ~ Portia De Rossi

I don't even like watching sex scenes in movies. I have a slight prudish side to me. ~ Portia De Rossi

The most important thing for me was to never, ever, ever deny it. But I didn't really have the courage to talk about it. I was thinking, The people who need to know I'm gay know. ~ Portia De Rossi

Most important, in order to find real happiness, you must learn to love yourself for the totality of who you are and not just what you look like. ~ Portia De Rossi

Being sick allows you to check out of life. Getting well again means you have to check back in. It is absolutely crucial that you feel ready to check back into life because you feel as though something has changed from the time before you were sick. Whatever it was that made you feel insecure, less than, or pressured to live in a way that was uncomfortable to you has to change before you want to go back there and start over. ~ Portia De Rossi

If your self esteem really does depend on how you look, you're always going to be insecure. There's no way you can get around it. Even if you get the perfect body, you're going to age. At some point, you have to take control, shift the focus, and decide that who you are, what you can contribute to the world, what you do and say is so much more important than how you look ~ Portia De Rossi

I knew that I was gay, I knew it. I just couldn't see myself as a gay woman, even though that's where my heart was. ~ Portia De Rossi

Oh, I don't have any fans. Personally? I don't have any. ~ Portia De Rossi

When I was anorexic it just seemed like I literally wanted to disappear. And now I would like to reappear. ~ Portia De Rossi

I knew I wasn't attractive, and I was very happy about that. I didn't want to be attractive. I didn't want to attract. As long as no one wanted to be let in, I didn't have to shut anyone out. ~ Portia De Rossi

I can't explain the birds to you even if I tried. In the early morning, when the sun's rays peek over the mountain and subtly light up the landscape in a glow that, if audible, would sound like a hum, the birds sing. They sing in a layered symphony, hundreds deep. You really can't believe how beautiful it is. You hear bass notes from across the farm and soprano notes from the tree in front of you all at once, at varying volumes, like a massive choir that stretches across fifty acres of land. I love birds. But not as much as my wife loves them. My wife thinks about them, whereas I only notice them once they call for attention. But she looks for them, builds fountains for them, and saves them after they crash into windows. I've seen her save many birds. She holds them gently in the palm of her hand, and she takes them to one of the fountains she's built especially for them and holds their beaks up to the gentle trickle of water to let them drink, to wake them up from their dazed stupor. No matter how much time it takes, she doesn't leave them until they recover. And they mostly always do. ~ Portia De Rossi

If you've looked at all the glamour magazines lately, all the covers are actresses. If they are on those covers, they are going to try to emulate models. That's just the way it is. ~ Portia De Rossi

I love being able to wear dresses and clothes that make me feel feminine and beautiful, and I love the fact that I don't have to all the time; I can wear a tank and jeans. ~ Portia De Rossi

Restriction generates yearning. You want what you cannot have. ~ Portia De Rossi

Writing to her, I was no longer lonely ... I could tolerate anything as long as I had a notepad and a pen and could pour my heart out to her in these letters. ~ Portia De Rossi

Normal isn't an adjective you wish to hear after putting that much effort into making sure it was spectacular. ~ Portia De Rossi

I didn't understand that playing roles in any relationship is false and will inevitably lead to the relationship's collapse. No one can be any one thing all the time. ~ Portia De Rossi

The theory of objectivism claims that there are certain things that most
people in society can agree upon. A model is pretty. A lawyer is smart. Our society is based upon objectivism. It's how we make rules and why we obey
them. ~ Portia De Rossi

I don't know where this pressure came from. I can't blame my parents because it has always felt internal. Like any other parent, my mother celebrated the A grades and the less-than-A grades she felt there was no need to tell anybody about. But not acknowledging the effort that ended in a less than perfect result impacted me as a child. If I didn't win, then we wouldn't tell anyone that I had even competed to save us the embarrassment of acknowledging that someone else was better. Keeping the secret made me think that losing was something to be ashamed of, and that unless I was sure I was going to be the champion there was no point in trying. And there was certainly no point to just having fun. ~ Portia De Rossi

I married him for a green card. We had a really great, caring relationship; it just obviously wasn't right for me. ~ Portia De Rossi

I began to see myself as someone who can help others understand diversity rather than feeling like a social outcast. Ellen taught me to not care about other people's opinions. She taught me to be truthful. She taught me to be free. I began to live my life in love and complete acceptance. For the first time I had truly accepted myself. ~ Portia De Rossi

I had a hell of a time convincing people I was gay - which was so annoying! ~ Portia De Rossi

You live with the fear people might find out. Then you actually have the courage to tell people and they go, I don't think you are gay. It's enough to drive you crazy. ~ Portia De Rossi

People might find me attractive, but it's also my job to prove that I can be intelligent. ~ Portia De Rossi

My sexuality is a part of me that I really like. But it's not the totality of me. ~ Portia De Rossi

Shame weighs a lot more than flesh and bone. ~ Portia De Rossi

The first time I was paparazzi'd, I thought I was being investigated for an insurance claim. ~ Portia De Rossi

I justified it in so many ways. I had a very, very long and difficult struggle with my sexuality. ~ Portia De Rossi

My decision not to eat animals anymore was paramount to my growth as a spiritual person. It made me aware of greed and made me more sensitive to cruelty. It made me feel like I was contributing to making the world better and that I was connected to everything around me. I felt like I was part of the whole by respecting every living thing rather than using it and destroying it by living unconsciously. Healing comes from love. And loving every living thing in turn helps you love yourself. ~ Portia De Rossi

When you have the paparazzi hiding in the bushes outside your home, the only thing you can control is how you respond publicly. ~ Portia De Rossi

I want to exude strength and intelligence. ~ Portia De Rossi

We must be able to inspire. That's my goal in acting. ~ Portia De Rossi

Recovery feels like shit. It didn't feel like I was doing something good; it felt like I was giving up. It feels like having to learn how to walk all over again. ~ Portia De Rossi

And dieting, I discovered, was another form of disordered eating, just as anorexia and bulimia similarly disrupt the natural order of eating. "Ordered" eating is the practice of eating when you are hungry and ceasing to eat when your brain sends the signal that your stomach is full ... All people who live their lives on a diet are suffering. If you can accept your natural body weight and not force it to beneath your body's natural, healthy weight, then you can live your life free of dieting, of restriction, of feeling guilty every time you eat a slice of your kid's birthday cake. ~ Portia De Rossi

If I was 14 and knew some gay people, I wouldn't nearly have had the struggle I had. Our world is definitely changing. ~ Portia De Rossi

Thanks so much, everybody, for making gay marriage legal, thank you for everything you've done-I'm just going to walk through that door ~ Portia De Rossi

Reality TV now doesn't feel reality TV when it started. The line between reality and fiction is blurred. So many of these people are phony or shallow, in their own right. If you've ever watched any of The Real Housewives, or those types of shows, they're all performing. Even though they're real people, they're performing. ~ Portia De Rossi

I was trying to find a reason for having had to escape from the place that was my home. To convince myself of my choices, I had to make it a place that everyone should want to escape from. ~ Portia De Rossi

I have a very, very healthy relationship with food in that I eat whatever I want, whenever I want. I never restrict quantities or types of food. ~ Portia De Rossi