Michael quotes from Queer as Folk (US)

Michael

I wished for a moment that I too could be a lesbian. But then I remembered I'd have to eat pussy, so I said forget it!

Michael

And for once, it was us.

Michael

I told her I was an out and proud homosexual and if she didn't like it, she can suck my dick.

When you spend your entire life keeping it a secret, who you really are, you learn to stop trusting people and it becomes second nature.

Michael

If God wanted me to be on ice, he would have made me a vodka martini.

Michael

We broke up. It's over. David and I are over.

Michael

God mom, you are such a fag.

Michael

Life sucks, kid! Better know it now than be disappointed later.

Michael

So long lover boy.

Michael

I haven't a clue what homo eroticism in literature means, I just know that the Flash looks good in tights. Um, you see, I started reading the Flash and Superman and Captain America when I was just a kid, um, at first because it was fun. I liked the stories and I liked the pictures and it was a great escape from all the shit that - sorry - the stuff, that was bugging me. And my mom didn't want me to read them. But later on when I realized that I was... later on when I realized that I was gay, I read them for a different reason. Because in ways that maybe nobody intended, these superheros were a lot like me. At work they were meek and unappreciated and they're the guys that never get laid and uh, when they're around other people they can't let anyone get too close because they're afraid that their true identities will be discovered. Yet with all of the villains and the monster and the evil forces that are trying to destroy them, somehow, they survive. Even the one thing that can kill Superman, the one thing which he has no immunity, Kryptonite, ultimately you know that he'll survive that and he'll go on to save the world. I believe the same about us. That's what the comics have shown me. That despite everything, we'll survive. And we'll win. But, back to the guys in the tights.

Michael

[reading the personalized dedication in the book Ben gave him]To Michael, beneath whose mild-mannered appearance beats the heart of a superhero... Ben.

Michael

[talking about the ideal boyfriend and not realizing that he is describing Ben] He's got to be passionate about life. He's worked hard to survive it, yet he's maintained his humor. He's charming and kind and he does something creative, maybe a writer. He's into spiritual stuff, like Buddha. And he focuses on living in the now, 'cause there's no time to waste... And when I'm with him, I feel like a better person.

Michael

You can't just go around shoving people and acting all crazy!

Michael

Uncle Vic is gone. He passed away.

Michael

My Uncle Vic was the first person I ever told I was gay. He laughed and said, "thank god, now your grandmother will have someone Else's soul to pray for."