'Born this Way' is about being yourself, and loving who you are and being proud.

I love Dolce & Gabbana. I love Versace. I love the crazy, more eccentric stuff.

I remember watching the mascara tears flood the ivories and I thought, "It's OK to be sad." I've been trained to love my darkness.

Stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves; its your responsibility

If you don't have any shadows, you're not standing in the light.

I’ve had enough, this is my prayer, that I’ll die living just as free as my hair.

When I was younger, I felt pressure to become someone else once I became successful. But it's the intention of the work that's changed. I have fans now. I have a new purpose: to remind them that I am one of them, that we are one another. My consciousness has changed.