I have never been prouder to be a lifelong New Yorker than I am today with the passage of marriage equality.

Your own shoes are hard enough to fill, but somebody else's are even tougher.

Before I became famous I had a very full life, and that gave me a lot to pick from. I always use everything. It always comes in handy. Working with animals... Well, I just enjoyed that. That was the most peaceful time.

I don't have good business sense. You never get much money for the arts. But I like independence. I like to grow.

It's that anonymous person who meanders through the streets and feels what's happening there, feels the pulse of the people, who's able to create.

I'm not gonna worry about what people think about me. I'm too busy. I don't give a hoot.

Everyone—whether straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender—should be allowed to show their true colors, and be accepted and loved for who they are.