Rory O'Malley

“You need to be happy with or without an acting job.”

“It's definitely a high when you walk onstage and everybody starts applauding before you even say anything.”

“The only way to get to that next peak is to be ready for that next valley. Being raised Irish, you know to always be ready for the bad times.”

“I'm an actor first and foremost. But I've also started an organization, Broadway Impact, that advocates for marriage equality. I'm an actorvist.”

“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.”