Art does not exist only to entertain, but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb, in a constant search for truth.

I was kind of a wild child. I wasn't taught the niceties of life.

I don't care what you say about me. Just be sure to spell my name wrong.

Sometimes, when you work with mediocre talents, they feel entitled. They act like stars. Genuinely talented people don't.

He (son Jason) doesn't see me as a (gay) icon, he sees me as his mother who touches his hair too much. No, I love being an icon to anybody. Equal rights, you know?

I don't feel like a legend. I feel like a work in progress.

I don't like the word 'superstar'. It has ridiculous implications. These words - star, stupor, superstar, stupid star - they're misleading. It's a myth.