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" Drag breaks the fourth wall, which is why it's never been quite accepted, because nobody wants to be told that they are really a caricature of themself and to not take yourself too seriously. "

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" If you've worked in a factory, and you haven't learned how to do something else, you're obsolete. That's just nature. "

" I think drag is universal, no matter who does it. I mean, yeah, I am homosexual, but I think everybody likes to toy with their image. I love those guys. I love Milton Berle and Flip Wilson and all those people. "

" We humans are still a very primitive culture, and it's one of the traps we've fallen into over the course of our lives - to forget our history. That's why George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' is so profound. It chronicles our short memory. "

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" I love Ashford & Simpson, and I love the Brothers Gibb. They are amazing. "

" Having an automobile in Los Angeles enables me to change clothes at least three times a day: I will go from western wear to nautical to Savile Row in the course of 12 hours. "

" I don't think drag will ever be mainstream because it's counter to what the mainstream directive is, which is picking an identity and sticking with it for the rest of your life. "

" It's very easy to look at the world and think this is all so cruel and so mean. It's important to not become bitter from it. "

" Doing drag in a male-dominant culture is an act of treason. It's the most punk-rock thing you can do. "

" I remember being 14 years old, making a pact with myself. I would never join into the matrix, never join into the status quo, and I would always fight it. It always felt like I was on an operating table and the anesthesia never worked. "

" I think this life is hard without assistance from others. "

" Honestly, it's important to not take this whole process of life on this planet too seriously. And you need games to remind you that every aspect of your experience on this planet is a game. And you have to be a good sport. You have to strategize, and you have to have fun. "

" It's hard to get intimate with an audience. "

" I've always idolized people who can write songs. "

" I've been on both sides; I've interviewed people, and I do an okay job, I guess. But it's awful. Because you feel like you have to defend your life, which is such an interesting concept. It's not an easy process to sit down and talk about, 'What's your motivation?' Because as I'm answering, I'm working it out for myself at the same time. "

" Hollywood is an idea. It's not a real place. "

" The only person I look up to - and not just in show business but also in the world - is a little lady named Judge Judy! Honestly. "

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" My number one tip for all people, not just drag queens, is false eyelashes, which make every look go from daytime to glamazon! "

" My love life has never been of interest to people. Of course I have a love life; I have a real life outside of show business. "

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