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" It's hard to get intimate with an audience. "

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" I feel like I've won every year the show has been picked up by Logo because, really, nothing beats a paycheck. "

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" 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 breaks the fourth wall, which is why it's never been quite accepted, because nobody wants to be told that they are really a caricature of themself and to not take yourself too seriously. "

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