I'd like to be remembered by two simple words: any two words, as long as they're simple.

Most people are sensitized to animals through their cats and dogs, but for me it was a flounder. I used to go fishing with my dad as a kid and always felt bad about yanking these panic-stricken creatures from the water. I stopped eating fish as an adolescent and went vegan at twenty.

On leather jackets: That's the next step. You have to take one step at a time. It was easier to start with fur.

I've always thought it would be fun to have a vegan campaign aimed at gays called "Don't be a Dairy Queen."

Compassion for animals is something that every child has naturally but they are lured away from these instincts by society's nasty habits.

Back in the eighties, people thought a vegan was someone from Vegas. It's a different world now and I feel lucky to have been a part of the revolution, both for animal rights and gay rights.

As someone who was gay bashed as a kid, I learned firsthand how a lot of people only feel good about themselves when they sense that someone or something is on a lower rung than they are. This inferiority complex drives racism and sexism as well as outdated attitudes about animals.