"I knew if I came out, there was a possibility I would lose my career. But I didn't do it for my career, I did it for me to live my truth," she says. "I thought, 'I don't want to live and have any shame whatsoever.' I should be proud of who I am, and I don't care if people approve or not. It is who I am."


Ellen Degeneres talking about her coming out in 1997 with Oprah Winfrey, on the interview on 'Oprah' show on 9th of November 2009

Ellen DeGeneres Quotes

I knew if I came out, there was a possibility I would lose my career. But I didn't do it for my career, I did it for me to live my truth, she says. I ...

I knew if I came out, there was a possibility I would lose my career. But I didn't do it for my career, I did it for me to live my truth, she says. I ...

I knew if I came out, there was a possibility I would lose my career. But I didn't do it for my career, I did it for me to live my truth, she says. I ...

I knew if I came out, there was a possibility I would lose my career. But I didn't do it for my career, I did it for me to live my truth, she says. I ...