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" I started growing my hair out when I was, like, 22, 23. I just stopped cutting it. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Out
Hair
Just
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" I was a chubby kid who got made fun of a lot, and I got fit in high school, and I stayed fit in my 20s, until my dad died. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Kid
Chubby
Fun
" I've had the honor of working with so many trans people as a hairdresser over my career in some way. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Working
People
Honor
" I think, for a lot of people, men or women, it's easy to have things not affect you because, it doesn't affect you. So to be a better ally, you have to look at it as if it's someone you know instead of this abstract person you've never met. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Men
Better
Women
" When I'm having a song-in-the-shower moment, I go to 'The Blessed Unrest' by Sara Bareilles. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Having
Go
Moment
" Whenever anyone says I've taught them things by me being myself, I'm always like, 'Really? I just thought that was like, Wednesday for me. I was just wearing a kilt and a sleeveless top in a Rotary Club, it wasn't that big of a deal.' "
Jonathan Van Ness
Being Myself
Top
Thought
" Aly Raisman doesn't have a podcast - but she should! "
Jonathan Van Ness
Should
She
" I'm the youngest of three boys. Both of the older two are very heterosexual, football-watching, married, child-rearing, cornfed Midwestern guys. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Three
Older
Guys
" People who fundamentally disagree with you politically or socially are not bad people. I can't expect that other side to have compassion for me if I can't put myself in their shoes, too. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Myself
Compassion
Me
" It's nice to have a safe place to have a conversation going; whether it's a friend or family member, you can use 'Queer Eye' as an entry point to have a conversation that's meaningful. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Family
Eye
Conversation
" If you're feeling a little down, you're never fully dressed without a strong heel. But only if you're depressed - if you need a pick-me-up. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Need
Feeling
Down
" Since I have psoriasis, I buy anything that feels good against my skin. I tend to wear really, really soft hoodies by the brand Velvet. Even if I don't have a flare-up, I'm still like: Oh. My. God. This nice thing feels so good. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Brand
Nice
God
" When you're willing to be vulnerable, you can surprise yourself at how strong you can be. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Willing
You
Surprise
" I'm just waiting for the first #MeToo moment to happen from a salon because the culture of how assistants are treated, especially in salons in L.A. and New York, is, like, truly unbelievable. You're expected to clock out for lunch and never get paid. You're expected to be there an hour early, stay two hours late. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Waiting
New York
Moment
" My podcast 'Getting Curious' keeps me really busy, which I love. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Getting
Curious
Love
" I think my ability to joke and laugh about things is because I'm forced to. I've been through a lot of things in my life that, if I didn't make light of it, I would literally keel over. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Life
Laugh
Over
" So often, grooming is meant to make you feel better about yourself, and a lot of times, we use it to make ourselves feel worse. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Grooming
Better
Yourself
" I had to fight, a lot of years, to be really proud of the person I see in the mirror and really love this person. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Love
Fight
Mirror
" I just - I come from a very little town where the militarization of the police force is a very real issue. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Little
Come
Real
" I was someone who wore bright purple sweatsuits with tall Doc Martens boots. I would iron Hanson decals on my sweatshirt. I was extremely flamboyant as a child. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Tall
Purple
Child
" Podcasts are hard! I mean, you gotta get the microphones and all these things... there's a lot going on there. I never really realized how much goes into producing things till I did 'Gay of Thrones.' "
Jonathan Van Ness
Going
You
Never
" I think I've been in a lot of really uncomfortable situations, and I think when you're in uncomfortable situations, it kind of polishes you up a little. It shines you up. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Up
You
Uncomfortable
" I love 'Downton Abbey.' "
Jonathan Van Ness
I Love
Abbey
Downton Abbey
" A song like 'Tears Dry on Their Own' is really sad, but it's hopeful, too - that was my theme song for the first boy who broke my heart. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Boy
Tears
Song
" I love a company that puts their money where their mouth is when it comes to LGBTQIA visibility. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Money
Love
Puts
" We're all just trying to do the best we can with what we know! "
Jonathan Van Ness
Best
Trying
Know
" I love having the Olympic Channel app on my phone because I can watch old gymnastics videos any time. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Love
I Can
Time
" I'm always learning new things about myself. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Myself
Always
Learning
" I was really, really, really feminine and really into cheerleading and really into figure skating and really into gymnastics. Really into everything that other boys weren't. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Skating
Figure Skating
Everything
" If my energy was fake, then I would feel pressured, because I gotta, like, keep this up. I thank God it's just how I am. But I find myself wanting to work on being more comfortable in the silence with people. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Work
God
I Am
" When you've been on Instagram and Twitter long enough, you know how mean people can be. "
Jonathan Van Ness
People
Mean
Long