My father [Joe Germanotta] opened a restaurant. It's so amazing... it's so freaking delicious, but I'm telling you I gain five pounds every time I go in there.

Never be afraid to dream.

Sexuality is half poison and half liberation. What’s the line? I don’t have a line.

I would stare into the bright lights and imagine I could do anything. Be anything. And I would tell myself it would be me up there one day.

What I've learned is that you really don't need to be a celebrity or have money or have the paparazzi following you around to be famous.

Take my picture Hollywood. I wanna be STAR

I just want my family to be safe. Because I am sometimes polarizing, I fear for their safety.