There are two things that I put my focus on. One is the fight against AIDS and finding a cure. The other is human rights.

I've always felt that celebrity was wonderful for a lot of the perks that it could give you

If you want to be a star, don't bother doing it because it ends up being very empty.

To me, celebrity doesn't mean a whole lot unless you're willing to use it. So I wanted to use it in a different way, with my AIDS work, the human rights stuff for the gay and lesbian community and the speaking I do

There are two things that I put my focus on. One is the fight against AIDS and finding a cure. The other is human rights.

Yet I've discovered that how I look is not a function of anything as ephemeral as my hair

I love being able to make people laugh.