I come as the wicked witch from the Barock era.

I approach everything as an absolute outsider. It is the only way I can break so many rules.

I'm from Planet Nomi where I wear black lipstick so you can see my lips and what I am doing with them.

I feel threatened, and sometimes it makes me angry because I can't do anything about that, there's just too many issues. But in a way I think my work is meant to get people out of that.

Elvis Presley is my spiritual father, and as you may know Maria Callas is my spiritual mother.

What makes life complicated is the things that are on me and it is very hard to keep things simple. I see it as I am complicated and there is innocence to this.

A man without makeup is like a cake without icing.

It is a very personal thing to me, because this is my basic voice, this is where I come from, and it is one of the oldest voice styles in human history.

I did every thing, even dirty jobs like dishwashing or delivery boy for a grocer.

People should allow me to be many things, really give me the room to put things in another dimension.

My music is L-O-V-E because it's a gift, and you only give something when you feel it deeply.

The answers are what they are. Just because you don't like them doesn't mean they aren't true.

I lock all my scaredness down in my stomach until the fear hardens into something I hardly notice. I myself harden into a person that I hardly notice.

Don’t focus on miracles, believe and be strong in eternal virtues like miracle.

My mom used to tell me, 'If you read 50 books, I'll get you a motorbike.'

No economy, no matter how bad, can hold down a goal that is followed by enough action.

My faith in man is, at bottom, a faith in God.

Fantasies were safe. It was a break from reality. A chance to act on desires for a short period of time.

In government and out, there are vast realms of the bureaucracy dedicated to seeking more information, in perpetuity if need be, in order to avoid taking action.

I have always admired the work of Phil Farmer and was glad for the chance to work with him. Readers today may be too young to remember his classics like The Lovers.

I'd so much rather have exciting architecture that causes one to stop, breathe, and reflect on the potential of the human mind, the craft, and exploring things.