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If I can contribute to people having fun, I would feel very fulfilled as an artist.

I feel like there is a part of me that represents a minority in the U.S., a minority around the world. People who struggle, people who want to succeed with drive and ambition.

Gay people in general, I think, like telling secrets because we have to hide a huge secret for the first half of our lives. Why would we want to keep any more?

When your hobby becomes a full-time job that pays you and the people around you, it's not fun anymore.

Two people live within me. One's a very savvy businessperson; the other's a party girl.

Some people say, 'Oh you're a weird queen. You're a punk queen.' All queens are weird! I don't care if you're in a sickening gown or dressed as an octopus. You are treating every day as if it were Halloween. You are donning a character and a persona that isn't real.

Jason Voorhees was a kid who was picked on at summer camp, and Michael Myers was someone vilified by his own family. I think that's why gay people like horror movies, because it's seeking revenge on the privileged.

Not all drag queens but certainly the ones who empowered me, are people who pushed buttons, and poked fun at society from Leigh Bowery, to Lady Bunny and Divine.

People want more fit arms, but my arms are too fit. But I'm not complaining. They pay my bills.

Pageantry isn't just about holding a title, it's also about helping women grow as people.

I used to go out of my way to prove to people that I wasn't what they thought I was, but that's one of the comforts I take in my 40s. I don't feel the need to do that anymore.

People get obsessive and nuts. It's scary.

I always say that the most resourceful people in the world are drag queens.

My thing is to get people out of the stigma of what a reggae artist should be like.

I've always been faced with all kinds of criticism. People were saying, 'Oh, Shaggy is pop. He can't do dancehall,' even though I came from dancehall.

I want to build a fanbase. I want people to like my albums even more so than singles.

I always had these big records with people who were relatively unknown.

I'm proud of my Ivorian roots and know how much football means to the people over there. The thought of using the game as a tool to create social change across the country is something that really inspires me.

People want to see knockouts.

People want to see blood. They don't care anymore if you can box for 12 rounds. They don't appreciate the art of the good boxer.

I don't feel like I'm overwhelmed from meeting people and telling my story over and over again.