Every bit of me is devoted to love and art. And I aspire to try to be a teacher to my young fans who feel just like I felt when I was younger. I just felt like a freak. I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm trying to liberate them, I want to free them of their fears and make them feel that they can make their own space in the world.

Vanity can create a very cruel space for you if you don't know how to manage it.

This is one image. This is one moment. This is one statement. ARTPOP

I love her. My piano. play the sh*t outta her.

Depression doesn't take away your talents - it just makes them harder to find.

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

So there's nothing more provocative than taking a genre that everybody who's cool hates - and then making it cool.