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" When you're willing to be vulnerable, you can surprise yourself at how strong you can be. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Willing
You
Surprise
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" As a kid growing up, I really hated being alone. I was always that kid that was like, 'Do you want to hang out? Let's go to the mall. Let's go to the movies. Let's go to the park.' I would call people and call people and call people. If I was alone when I wasn't at school, then there was something wrong. "
Jonathan Van Ness
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" One of my closest friends is a trans man who is incredible. And a lot of my clients are trans women. "
Jonathan Van Ness
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" I like people too much. I really do. "
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" Leaving your hair down to sleep causes friction on your ends between your body heat and the pillow case. Securing the ends away from your body helps preserve your ends. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Sleep
Body
Down
" I think my ability to joke and laugh about things is because I'm forced to. I've been through a lot of things in my life that, if I didn't make light of it, I would literally keel over. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Life
Laugh
Over
" Going to school was an absolute terror for me for, like, a decade. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Going
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Me
" 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. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Hair
Play
Passionate
" My family was really big on college, and it was hard for them to stomach that I was going to be a hairdresser. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Hard
College
Family
" I think that the ideal of men's physiques in general, gay or straight, is one of the most under-talked-about things ever. Ninety-five percent of these bodies that we're seeing, that we're striving so hard to look like, are genetically engineered - like, let's be very clear. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Striving
Gay
Look
" If my energy was fake, then I would feel pressured, because I gotta, like, keep this up. I thank God it's just how I am. But I find myself wanting to work on being more comfortable in the silence with people. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Work
God
I Am
" 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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Family
Eye
Conversation
" 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? "
Jonathan Van Ness
Sun
Broken
Myself
" For keeping hair long and healthy, I like to use silk pillowcases; they conduct less heat and keep your ends less frayed. Also, I sleep with my hair in a very loose top bun to keep my ends away from my body heat. This also keeps your hair from getting tangled at the nape of your neck. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Sleep
Long
Heat
" Loneliness is, like, when you wish someone else was there, and solitude is when you enjoy being alone. I don't always wanna be alone, but I definitely like pockets of solitude to recharge and come back to myself. I think that's so important for everyone. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Myself
Being Alone
Alone
" I think that because I struggled and did get very bullied, that definitely made me learn how to be funny and let things roll off and be able to laugh, and I think that has definitely helped me when it comes to being in the public eye with 'Gay of Thrones' and 'Queer Eye.' "
Jonathan Van Ness
Funny
Gay
Laugh
" We're all just trying to do the best we can with what we know! "
Jonathan Van Ness
Best
Trying
Know
" When I'm having a song-in-the-shower moment, I go to 'The Blessed Unrest' by Sara Bareilles. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Having
Go
Moment
" Getting married is a good time to revaluate all of your relationships. Have you had the same haircut since seventh grade? Have you found products that work for your skin? You need time to experiment. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Time
Good
Work
" If I read something on the news that really irritates me, I get my rageful venting out on Twitter. I'm more of my light side on Instagram. "
Jonathan Van Ness
More
Side
News
" I vividly remember D'Angelo's 'How Does it Feel?' as a song I listened to around the time I came out. "
Jonathan Van Ness
How
Feel
Time
" Podcasts are hard! I mean, you gotta get the microphones and all these things... there's a lot going on there. I never really realized how much goes into producing things till I did 'Gay of Thrones.' "
Jonathan Van Ness
Going
You
Never
" From the extreme political polarization that is everywhere - there's so much suffering going on - so many people are really thirsty to feel good about something. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Political
Good
Suffering
" I'm from a really little town called Quincy, five hours southwest of Chicago. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Chicago
Town
Little
" I've been an Amy Winehouse fan since her first album, 'Frank.' I always listen to her music when there's a lot going on and I want to be a bit grounded. It's like my musical warm fuzzy blanket. "
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Her
Want
Warm
" 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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Your Body
Body
Hair
" 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. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Think
Wish
Game
" Confidence is sexy. "
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Sexy
Confidence
" I love having the Olympic Channel app on my phone because I can watch old gymnastics videos any time. "
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Love
I Can
Time
" I had to fight, a lot of years, to be really proud of the person I see in the mirror and really love this person. "
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Love
Fight
Mirror
" I love a company that puts their money where their mouth is when it comes to LGBTQIA visibility. "
Jonathan Van Ness
Money
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Puts