Leigh [Bowery] affected a posh English voice and elongated his vowels, and you never knew if he was being sincere or mocking you. If I ever commented on one of his outfits he would snip, "Oh, thank you, Mr. Boy George. I do value your opinion." And then he would spin and make some ridiculous noise and mince off.

[Arnold Schwarzenegger] is really good at ['The New Celebrity Apprentice' show]. Totally different energy to our potential president, but he's cool.

I was about 16 when punk started to happen. It was so exciting. You had a social depression going on in the U.K. There was a sanitation strike. London was really grim, gray. You had Margaret Thatcher coming in. It was a really revolutionary time.

Personality is a real aphrodisiac, when somebody is charming or funny. I think certain jobs attract certain types of people.

I was about 16 when punk started to happen... It felt like you had this naive idea that you could change things just by wearing something.

I also tried to avoid doing obvious dance records.

The most political thing you can do is be yourself