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.

I'm terrified of babies I think, creatively as a woman, you change once you give birth. I'm totally not ready for that.

In the book of Gaga, fame is in your heart, fame is there to comfort you, to bring you self-confidence and worth whenever you need it.

Applause was designed to bemuse and confuse you until it explodes into a chorus that reminds us why we love pop music.

There is no oil so thick as to destroy the imagination.

My mama told me when I was young we're all born SUPERSTARS!

I'm always trying to create something that the fans won't expect.