I think that artifice is the new reality. It's more about just being honest and sincere to the core of what you do. Whether I'm wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I'm always the same person inside.

I think it's absolutely a blessing when you just know what your purpose is and your destiny. I don't think it's a curse at all.

I have to be really honest: People who say they can't escape the paparazzi are full of sh*t. Let me just be the artist to throw everybody under the bus. I don't spend lots of money on houses or lots of cars, but I do spend money on security and they never find me.

I had My Little Ponies. I was obsessed with the idea of a creature that was born with something magical that sort of made them the misfit in the world of the stallion. I’m actually quite obsessed with unicorns. They are in essence a mythical creature. The unicorn is born magical and it’s not the unicorn’s fault and it doesn’t make it any more or less special or any less unique but it can’t help that it was born with that magic.

My apartment is my stage, and my bedroom is my stage - they're just not stages you're allowed to see.

I don't see myself in terms of artifice. I see myself as a real person who chooses to live my life in an open way - artistically.

When you're around me and really see that all I do is live and breathe for my work, it's not strange, it's just Gaga.