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" 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. "

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" Kristi Yamaguchi stole my heart in 1992, and I've never been the same since. "

" 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.' "

" I love 'Downton Abbey.' "

" I'm a big proponent of all love winning and love just being fab. "

" 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.' "

" When I moved to L.A. in my early twenties, I was growing my hair. Then, when I was 25, I cut it off and was like, 'Oh no, I think I'm a long hair person until I go bald!' "

" To my younger self, I would say unless you're literally in danger, ask forgiveness instead of asking permission. "

" I love a company that puts their money where their mouth is when it comes to LGBTQIA visibility. "

" I just - I come from a very little town where the militarization of the police force is a very real issue. "

" If I could only have one grooming tool, it would be floss. I don't want to have broken Cheetos in my teeth. To protect myself from the sun, I can find shade under a tree. To moisturize my skin, I could get really sweaty and then just rub it on myself. But how are you going to clean between your teeth without floss? "

" The second you're bleaching hair more than three or four levels on a consistent basis and want it long, and then you're heat styling it and living in the world - it's just impossible. You can get it there for a moment, and then you might get a couple re-touches out of it. "

" Loneliness is, like, when you wish someone else was there, and solitude is when you enjoy being alone. I don't always wanna be alone, but I definitely like pockets of solitude to recharge and come back to myself. I think that's so important for everyone. "

" I think that the ideal of men's physiques in general, gay or straight, is one of the most under-talked-about things ever. Ninety-five percent of these bodies that we're seeing, that we're striving so hard to look like, are genetically engineered - like, let's be very clear. "

" I'm the youngest of three boys. Both of the older two are very heterosexual, football-watching, married, child-rearing, cornfed Midwestern guys. "

" I went from being pretty fit to 230 lbs., which isn't, like, the biggest for being 6-feet-tall, but I had been 165 lbs. just three months prior. That taught me a lot about how people treat you differently when you're fit and when you're bigger. "

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" I've had the honor of working with so many trans people as a hairdresser over my career in some way. "

" I grew up in a little town where my family owned a newspaper and the TV station, so a lot of people knew who we were, and I never fit in. "

" I'm really big on the gym and yoga. I'm at the gym at least six days. That is just getting there and creating those endorphins and sweating. And that routine also keeps me grounded in spite of whatever my life looks like. "

" When you're willing to be vulnerable, you can surprise yourself at how strong you can be. "

" My family was really big on college, and it was hard for them to stomach that I was going to be a hairdresser. "

" Please don't compare the nature and authenticity of 'Queer Eye' to 'The Bachelor.' "

" I am shocked almost on a daily basis that my being me everywhere I go affects people so deeply. "

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" I grew up in a town of 30,000 people, and 'Queer Eye' was a beacon of light. "

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" I love having the Olympic Channel app on my phone because I can watch old gymnastics videos any time. "

" 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. "

" As a kid growing up, I really hated being alone. I was always that kid that was like, 'Do you want to hang out? Let's go to the mall. Let's go to the movies. Let's go to the park.' I would call people and call people and call people. If I was alone when I wasn't at school, then there was something wrong. "

" My podcast 'Getting Curious' keeps me really busy, which I love. "

" I like people too much. I really do. "

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" I've worn a 100% polyester cheerleading outfit in stadiums full of people - it is pretty hard to embarrass me. "