My father was brought up in an orphanage in the Catskills. He was a factory worker. And because his family wasn't there for him, family was everything. We could disagree inside the house, but outside the house it was us against the world. So when I became a drag actor, he looked sideways but said okay.

I got a lovely check today from being a writer that I earned by sitting at home. That's rewarding.

To me, if a heterosexual has a right to do it, then I have a right to do it. And if it's important to the gay youth - who are now setting the agenda - then its important to me.

And I believe that you never be limited in what you do, so I like to do movies, I like to do television.

There are easier things in life than being a drag queen. But I ain't got no choice. Try as I may, I just can't walk in flats.

I really am a theater person. That means you put something out there, and you let it go. Tomorrow night is a new performance.

What looks absolutely fabulous in rehearsal can fall flat in front of an audience. The audience dictates what you do or don't change.