Every disposable job makes you partially suicidal. But I've always worked because I need to buy drugs and wigs so I could go out in drag and get wasted!

When in doubt, freak 'em out.

If anyone ever boos you off stage, that is simply applause from ghosts.

I look spooky but I’m really nice.

If I had to pick between Heaven and Hell, I'd pick Hell, because I can't keep white clean.

Never feel guilty. Don't hold yourself back by guilt or fear. No other species in the entire world deals with guilt. Guilt is a bizarre emotion that makes you feel bad about decisions that you make.

I acknowledge that I have no idea who the hell I am, and I think that's the first step.

You can't open your presents 'til you write your thank-you letters.

I function because I am on drugs.

I never worry about the social backlash against my work because I'm a man in a dress, and somehow American society creates a buffer on how severe things are when you put a man in a dress.

Being booed off stage is just an applause from ghosts!

That Science thing "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction" Well this is not true if you hit someone much bigger then you.

Psychology cannot tell people how they ought to live their lives. It can however, provide them with the means for effecting personal and social change.

I was through with sleep. I didn't like what it brought me.

I won't wear fur-never, ever. I'm an animal lover. I wouldn't even wear faux fur. I prefer to go the cheap route and not shave my legs.

The face she made at me was probably meant for a smile. Whatever it was, it beat me. I was afraid she'd do it again, so I surrendered

Do what nobody else can do for you. Omit to do anything else.

...Covetousness, looking more at what we would have than at what we have.

I don't want to sound presumptuous, but I've made it my goal to revolutionize pop music. The last revolution was launched by Madonna 25 years ago

John Hughes had such a huge impact on filmmaking.

When somebody asks me a question, I try to be as straightforward about it as possible. I try not to overthink what I'm going to say in an interview.