Fame is ultimately about the cycles of desire and how to do away with them or manage them well.

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

I spend my money on my props and my creations. I'm an inventor.

They say that this country is free, and they say that this country is equal, but it is not equal if it's 'sometimes'...We need change now. We demand actions now.

I would stare into the bright lights and imagine I could do anything. Be anything. And I would tell myself it would be me up there one day.

I got a job when I was 15 because my allowance was about $20 a week which in New York was impossible. So I used to waitress across the street from where I grew up.

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