Billy Porter sat down with the HFPA's Barbara Gasser to talk about his leading role on the show "Pose" and how executive producer Ryan Murphy taught him to dream the impossible . He also looks on his career, from his first roles in school productions to his struggles being his authentic self in a world resistant to showcase him and his stories to his Tony Award winning performance in Kinky Boots on Broadway to his latest album and how it connects the Sound of Music to the current political climate.