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" When I go out, I'm always dressed up. Not in drag but always prepared to be 'on.' Just in case somebody's going to take a picture. Everyone has a Facebook page, so no matter what, I'm prepared to service the public. "

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" Honestly, it's important to not take this whole process of life on this planet too seriously. And you need games to remind you that every aspect of your experience on this planet is a game. And you have to be a good sport. You have to strategize, and you have to have fun. "

RuPaul

Good

Experience

Life

" It's very easy to look at the world and think this is all so cruel and so mean. It's important to not become bitter from it. "

" I've always been drawn to people who dance to the beat of a different drum; it didn't matter if they were in film or music or fashion. "

" A regular old drag queen is usually your science teacher who's actually wearing women's panties underneath his slacks. A drag-queen superstar is someone who actually works in clubs and makes a living doing it more than one night a year, or even one night in six months. "

" We are all doing drag. Every single person on this planet is doing it. "

" I had mentors, growing up in gay life - older gay men who told me about our history and the history of art and culture - but somehow, the younger generation missed out on that synergy. "

RuPaul

Culture

Life

" I always bring an orange scarf, not just so I can wear it or tuck it into my pocket, but also so I can throw it over a lamp in the hotel room. Orange is my favourite colour, and it gives a lovely, warm ambience. "

" I started out in this business in rock and roll bands and stumbled into drag. Drag just happened to be my vehicle for my creativity. So, you know, it's afforded me the opportunity to create new shows, to make music. "

" Drag has always been the thing you turn to to remember to not take yourself too seriously. "

" 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. "

" Personally, I experience success when I enjoy what I'm doing. I love the creative process, even if the end result isn't embraced by anyone else. "

" La Flavour's 'Mandolay' is a disco classic - I dare you to sit still while listening to it. "

RuPaul

Disco

Listening

" Young people need to know there are ways for them to navigate this life. "

" If you're upset by something I said, you have bigger problems than you think. "

" Unfortunately, in our culture, one person can write a letter to the network, and they shut something down. It's unfortunate. "

" People deal with grief in many different ways. And some people in show business parade their relationships around like an accessory, and others like to keep it separate from business and commerce. It's perfectly fine to say, 'I actually don't want to talk about my love because that's not part of the fantasy world I created in commerce.' "

" From childhood, we're trained to be a certain way, to behave a certain way - so that the power base can control us, really. And punk and drag are completely outside of that. "

RuPaul

Punk

Way

" There are so many sensitive souls; they don't know what to do with their feelings. "

" Life is not to be taken seriously. "

" I think drag is universal, no matter who does it. I mean, yeah, I am homosexual, but I think everybody likes to toy with their image. I love those guys. I love Milton Berle and Flip Wilson and all those people. "

" I've always idolized people who can write songs. "

" Doing drag in a male-dominant culture is an act of treason. It's the most punk-rock thing you can do. "

" There's not another lip-synch song on the planet, in the history of lip-synching songs, that has been lip-synched more than 'I Will Survive.' "

" For both men and women, an eyelash curler is a must. It gives your eye the appearance of being well-rested and wide open. "

" 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. "

" 'The Wizard of Oz' is my favourite. It explains what life on this planet is about. Although Dorothy reaches Oz, she finds she had what she needed to go back to Kansas all along, but the Good Witch tells her that she had to learn it for herself. All of the answers to the meaning of life are there. "

" People don't know how to place me in their consciousness. They think, 'Oh, you must be here to make me look good. That's what gay guys are, right? You're an accessory for my straight life.' Just because your limited view is that everyone's there to serve you and that you're the only person in the world. It doesn't work that way. "

" My focus is on love and inclusiveness. "

RuPaul

Focus

Love

" I've been on both sides; I've interviewed people, and I do an okay job, I guess. But it's awful. Because you feel like you have to defend your life, which is such an interesting concept. It's not an easy process to sit down and talk about, 'What's your motivation?' Because as I'm answering, I'm working it out for myself at the same time. "

" Life is dangerous. There are no guarantees. "