Lance Loud

“What I was trying to say then was, 'OK, world, I'm a homosexual, and I'm not afraid of it anymore.'”

“They chose us because we were a family that was going to explode.”

“Television was the American family's fireplace. It was the place where you sat with your family, and you were all staring in the same direction.”

“I thought it would be a real good thing for other gay people to see, that they could be what they wanted to be.”

“We were the first reality show. And it was just so raw.”

“It was my Rashomon. Everybody saw what they wanted to see.”