I just wanna be myself, and I want you to love me for who I am

I was performing in New York and my friends started to call me Gaga. They said I was very theatrical... So they said, you're Gaga.

Put your hands up and cheer for yourselves! You are strong, you are brave, you are confident, and I f*ing love you, Israel.

They can't scare me, if I scare them first.

I think what it really is, is that I date creative people. And I think that what intimidates them is not my purse; it's my mind.

Amy [Winehouse] changed pop music forever, I remember knowing there was hope, and feeling not alone because of her. She lived jazz, she lived the blues.

I don't care what people think about me, I care what they think about themselves.