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" I want to show straight men and gay men alike that self-care and grooming isn't mutually exclusive with, like, femininity or masculinity. "

Jonathan Van Ness

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" You have to create little pockets of joy in your life to take care of yourself. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" In yoga, we say that everyone has a magnet on them, and you're either positively or negatively charged. So if you're liking how you're looking, you're gonna be more positively charged. "

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" I love changing hair color. I love doing hair shape. I love the social aspect of salons. I love clients, and because of doing hair, I've heard so many life stories. "

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

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" 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. "

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

Jonathan Van Ness

" 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

" I don't want to do transformations on people for the sake of a visual. I want to do it because it makes sense. "

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

Jonathan Van Ness

" Gorgeous exfoliants are expensive. "

Jonathan Van Ness

" I remember saying I wanted to be a cosmetologist when I was really young. "

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" My biggest secret is that I don't over-wash my hair. I wash it twice a week at the most, unless I'm on set every day. "

Jonathan Van Ness

" People think because they sweat, their hair is dirty. False. It's just salt and your natural oil. "

Jonathan Van Ness

" Typically, you're not gonna find me out at night; I don't go to industry parties. Like, I will go sometimes if I'm invited, but usually, I'm, like, home by 11. "

Jonathan Van Ness

" God, I miss TLC. "

Jonathan Van Ness

" Even though I'm a hairdresser and I love doing hair, I feel like I don't look like a groomer. When I think of how a groomer would look in relation to the first version of 'Queer Eye,' I feel like I don't fit in that box. "

Jonathan Van Ness

" I'm always learning new things about myself. "

Jonathan Van Ness

" 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. "

Jonathan Van Ness

" I wanted long hair my whole life. When I was a little kid, my mom would be like, 'We get our hair cut once a month.' So I just always got my hair cut. "

Jonathan Van Ness

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

Jonathan Van Ness

" 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

" Confidence is sexy. "

Jonathan Van Ness

" I think that I'm, like, an introverted extrovert. At the end of the day, when I get done doing hair at the salon or shooting a day of 'Queer Eye' or whatever, I definitely want to come home and, like, order pasta and sit with my cat or just one person or no people. "

Jonathan Van Ness

" I started growing my hair out when I was, like, 22, 23. I just stopped cutting it. "

Jonathan Van Ness

" I wish I had more of a game plan of how I'm going to, like, take down toxic masculinity. But I think that game plan is just going to reveal itself if we keep going. I think I need to keep plugging along, and it'll happen. "

Jonathan Van Ness

" In service industries, we can be so people-pleaser-y that you don't know how to set your own boundaries. "

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" Aly Raisman doesn't have a podcast - but she should! "

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

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