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" From childhood, we're trained to be a certain way, to behave a certain way - so that the power base can control us, really. And punk and drag are completely outside of that. "

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" I always bring an orange scarf, not just so I can wear it or tuck it into my pocket, but also so I can throw it over a lamp in the hotel room. Orange is my favourite colour, and it gives a lovely, warm ambience. "

" People can identify as however you want to. Right on. Go for it. But my strategy in this bigger game of life is to not identify as anything. "

" Drag is involved with changing identities and not taking identities too seriously at all. That's why drag is such a hard sell to a network - or anyone, really - because it's up against the ego. "

" 'The Wizard of Oz' is my favourite. It explains what life on this planet is about. Although Dorothy reaches Oz, she finds she had what she needed to go back to Kansas all along, but the Good Witch tells her that she had to learn it for herself. All of the answers to the meaning of life are there. "

" It's important to find your tribe. "

" I dance to the beat of a different drummer. "

" Drag is there to remind culture not to take itself too seriously. All of this is illusion. "

" It's a neutralizing mantra to say to everybody, 'I come in peace.' I come in peace. That's why it's important. "

" 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. "

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" I loved 'Carol.' I thought it was a beautiful film. "

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" I love games. My favorite thing on this planet to do is to play games. And if you don't enjoy games, then you're really missing the point of what this life is. "

" For both men and women, an eyelash curler is a must. It gives your eye the appearance of being well-rested and wide open. "

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" There are so many sensitive souls; they don't know what to do with their feelings. "

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