I think self-esteem is fluid. It's not a fixed state, and so some days are better than others.

By puberty I learned that nothing worth having could be easily attained and to succeed one must be single minded.

As long as we prioritize material truths over spiritual truths we will live in tyranny because we are living an illusion

You must not feel persecuted and examined. Liberate yourself from the idea that people are watching you.

The thing I thought about doing it was it's Comic Relief and you've got to be funny. So although I did try to sing properly it obviously has hilarious results when you can't sing.

People say you should read your criticism because it will make you a better person but it doesn't. It just makes you a sad bitter old showbiz nightmare.

I get fixated when I'm bleeding -- I can see why they went in for blood-letting in the medieval times because it makes you feel a bit better. When I cut myself, the drama of it calms me down.

A library doesn't need windows. A library is a window.

There are two types of people in this world: one who opens a packet of biscuits, has one and puts the rest back in the cupboard, and one who eats the whole packet in one go.

The bad-boy label is just an assumption.

There are 10-20 times more male comics than female comics; it's something to do with the social structure of society.

The myriad choices of his fateSet themselves out upon a plateFor him to chooseWhat had he to lose

So do not waste my time. It is the most precious thing I have, time. It is the most precious thing any of us have.

It's my job, to create a fantasy.

Anything you do not give freely and abundantly becomes lost to you.

I guess a drag queen's like an oil painting: You gotta stand back from it to get the full effect.

I believe in the directorial point of view and directorial choices.

It is impossible for any woman to love her children twenty-four hours a day.

Politics is not how you vote, it is how you live. It is not how you choose, but how you think.

Facts are almost irrelevant to most people. We make decisions based on emotion and then justify them later with whatever facts we can scrounge up in our defense.

Any memory for the most part depending on chance.