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" I'm obsessed with gymnastics. It's like my football. And I like to watch women's gymnastics a little bit more than men's because I live for balance beam. "

Jonathan Van Ness

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" 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. "

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" I'm from a really little town called Quincy, five hours southwest of Chicago. "

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

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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. "

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" Gorgeous exfoliants are expensive. "

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" I used to be pretty hard on myself, like, if I didn't like a haircut I did on someone, I would think about it a lot and second-guess myself. But after therapy and a lot of work, I know how to dust myself off a lot faster, and those things don't knock me down as much as they used to. "

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" I always wanted to play with people's hair. I was really into 'The Golden Girls' and how big their hair was. I always had Barbies and Ken dolls, whose hair I wanted to play with and was always styling. I was very lucky - I never had to wonder what I was passionate about. I've always known that I'm really, really passionate about grooming. "

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" 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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" 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.' "

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

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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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" 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? "

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" If you have body hair, I'm like, 'Have your body hair. Have it sticking up the top of your shirt.' I'm really about body positivity and self-love. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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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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" How you take care of yourself is how the world sees you. "

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" Probably the advice I could follow more is the self-love sort of advice. I think, four out of every five days, I'm good at that, but certain situations can trigger self-doubt or cloudiness around how I feel about myself. "

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" I'm really about body positivity and self-love, and I will definitely push the boundary with a pink midriff-baring top. "

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" 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. "

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" 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!' "

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

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" I wish I was a gorgeous mixologist, but that was not my god-given strength. "

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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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" 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. "

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" To me, self-care isn't really shallow. Showing up for yourself, putting on a little moisturizer, can inspire so many different parts of your life. "

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" 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. "

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