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" I've turned down millions of dollars to go on reality TV. It's an absolute no-go. "

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" You don't do oysters and red wine together. That's a no-no; you just don't do that. I love a nice white wine with oysters. "

" If people think I'm angry, I don't want to burst anybody's bubble. I like sometimes for people to be afraid of me. But it's not really anger; it's discipline. "

" There will always be a replacement coming along very soon - a newer version, a crazier version, a louder version. So if you haven't got a long-term plan, then you are merely a passing phase, the latest trend, yesterday's event. "

" Sometimes we'd have to climb a tree and pick our own whips to be disciplined with. When you had to pick your own whip, you knew you were in for it. "

" When I perform on stage I become those male bullies, those dominators from my childhood. That's probably why it's so scary, because they scared me. "

" You had to wear a hat to go to church. We weren't allowed to straighten our hair. We couldn't wear jewellery, nail polish, open backed shoes, skirts above the knee... trousers were forbidden because male apparel on a female was not godly. "

" To be honest, my life is not really as way-out and myth-loaded as people like to portray it. "

" I just go with the flow, I follow the yellow brick road. I don't know where it's going to lead me, but I follow it. "

" I like to experiment, and as an actress, I always thought it's good to be open about a lot of things. "

" My mum was very glamorous, an incredible seamstress. She made up those Vogue, Givenchy and Yves St. Laurent patterns they used to sell. It was church couture, darling! Because my dad was a pastor, she could get away with more than other women. Her skirts were that bit tighter. "

" I always had to mask my emotions. I could never show that I missed my mom or my dad, especially when they moved to America. My grandparents were tough. I was not allowed to receive letters that had not been read before. Everything was controlled - everything! "

" I like conflicts. I love competition. I like discovering things for myself. It's a childlike characteristic, actually. But that gives you a certain amount of power, and people are intimidated by that. "

" I go feminine, I go masculine. I am both, actually. I think the male side is a bit stronger in me, and I have to tone it down sometimes. I'm not like a normal woman, that's for sure. "

" I don't think 'pop' should mean that you had no talent. "

" There is some Eighties music that is just timeless. The melodies, the lyrics... I called it church. Church in club. You can shout and dance. The best of the Eighties was club church. "

" I believe in individuality, that everybody is special, and it's up to them to find that quality and let it live. "

" Listen to my advice; I have some experience. In a way, it is me being a teacher, which is what I wanted to be. I still feel I could go into teaching. What is teaching but passing on your knowledge to those who are at the beginning? Some people are born with that gift. "

" I don't like people who hide things. "

" The problem with the Dorises and the Nicki Minajes and Mileys is that they reach their goal very quickly. There is no long-term vision, and they forget that once you get into that whirlpool, then you have to fight the system that solidifies around you in order to keep being the outsider you claim you represent. "

" I see myself as no color. I can play the role of a man. I can paint my face white if I want to and play the role of white. I can play a green, I can be a purple. I think I have that kind of frame and that kind of attitude where I can play an animal. "

" One creates oneself. "

" I'm always rebelling. I don't think I'll ever stop. "

" Shock always sells. You know? But you could shock in good taste. "

" I like to isolate myself when I work because I end up losing my voice by doing interviews all day. "

" For me, a diva is like the great opera singer, the great film star - out of reach, in their own world, with a real gift for invention: attention-demanding performance artists with a flamboyant, compelling sense of their own importance so special and inimitable it verges on the alien. "

" Normally, I stay away from politics - unless I'm going to run for president. "

" I like dressing like a guy. I love it. When I was modeling I used to do pictures where I would dress up like my little brother. No makeup, and I looked like a boy. "

" I'm a man-eating machine. "

" I have been so copied by those people who have made fortunes that people assume I am that rich. But I did things for the excitement, the dare, the fact that it was new, not for the money. And too many times I was the first, not the beneficiary. "