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" Once you clear out from your consciousness things that no longer matter, you're able to make room for other things. "

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" My love life has never been of interest to people. Of course I have a love life; I have a real life outside of show business. "

" Throughout my life, I have always believed in love; I've always put my heart in love. But I've seen fear take people so often. It's very scary. "

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" Drag is involved with changing identities and not taking identities too seriously at all. That's why drag is such a hard sell to a network - or anyone, really - because it's up against the ego. "

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" My focus is on love and inclusiveness. "

" I always did what I thought was interesting. I always just did what caught my fantasy. Looking like a woman, that was never the criteria for me. It was always to do drag. And drag is not gender-specific. Drag is just drag. It's exaggeration. "

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