There is something to be said for people who have to work hard, be creative, produce what they have with little - or no - means. Those of us from poo….

We had so many milestones in America. We were on our way to universal healthcare. We had gay marriage. We were talking about gender fluidity and tran….

I never said I wanted to be a singer for the rest of my life..

Even talking, I'm super-loud. I could never have that kind of meek, little wispy whimsical lavender and lace voice. It comes from my body. There's no….

I was always being told off at school. The teachers would say: 'Everyone's talking, but you're the one I can hear..

I love Vivienne Westwood. Her work is so interesting, you can always find something that's great and fits you..

I'm not sure that I am able to feel embarrassment..

I never went to college and I was raised in Arkansas so there wasn't a lot of academic language being thrown around my house. We weren't idiots, but ….

In moments when I question if I should be having kids, I think of all those phone calls from my sister-in-law, in which, 3,000 miles away, I hear my ….

Even if you're only wearing trainers and a vest, eyeliner will instantly transform you. People always look put-together when their make-up's on and t….

I believe I owe all the best parts of my adulthood to embracing my imperfections and showcasing them..

My dad liked to boil a squirrel head and suck the brains out the nose. Smaller than a chicken, bigger than a rat..

I was given baby doll toys myself, and they proved a stark reminder that my life was expected to revolve around childbearing - just as my mom's had b….

You know how people love to glamorize poverty? There's nothing glamorous about it. But it did make me really creative. Those days, I was literally ta….

I knew that if I wanted to stop being a pushover I had to get comfortable with small rejections myself. That took some work, but because of it I can ….

As a kid, I was always mad - just noticing the women at Thanksgiving, running around the kitchen, while the men were watching football. For one, I do….

I work really well under pressure but I really hate doing things on a timeframe..

I really worshipped Mama Cass a lot. Mama Cass, who was really fat and she didn't lose weight. Yeah, she went on diets but for the most part of her l….

Because I didn't have any queer, lesbian, female role models I hated my own femininity and had to look deep within myself to create an identity that ….

I'm a feminist, of course, and I feel as if I'm very politically correct, although I do question what's PC and what's not - I don't just accept what ….

Life is not about creating an unreal existence. People should be challenged to find something cool about the mundane..