“When I came out, I thought coming out meant giving up a marriage and a...” — Rory O'Malley Quote

“When I came out, I thought coming out meant giving up a marriage and a family. That was, to me, the most difficult part of the coming-out process.”

“As a kid, I had nightmares about Freddy Krueger just from the trailers on TV!”

“I always thought I would move to New York after graduation, but, instead, I moved to Los Angeles. I realized I was more scared of that choice than I was of New York, and I thought, at 22, I should get it over with.”

“What happens to each of my female heroes, certainly, is they find something bigger than themselves that they are honored to serve. It's not giving up your family.”

“I thought about giving up the sport, but I have a lot of good people around me: my wife, Nina, my family. Everybody keeps helping me to be positive and moving forward.”

“Between 2018 and 2020, I contemplated giving up the sport at various points.”