“I've always loved theater, but I've always felt like I'm not allowed t...” — Cole Escola Quote

“I've always loved theater, but I've always felt like I'm not allowed to do theater, because I feel like, 'Oh, I didn't have the right training' or 'I haven't been doing the right kinds of things to be allowed to do theater.' So I created a vehicle that opened a door for me into the theater.”

“I never had an accent. Oregon... there's no discernible accent, there's no discernible anything.”

“I was seventeen when I finally came out. The first time I actually said it was on my best friend's answering machine. I wanted to tell her in person but I got too nervous so immediately after she left I called her phone knowing she wouldn't be there to pick it up and I left a message. She called me back. She was so sweet and proud and happy for me.”