You can tell how much fun a city is going to be if Nobu is in it.

I'll flirt with anyone from garbagemen to grandmothers.

It would be so helpful for the straight community to see men in powerful positions coming out and saying "I'm gay" so they don't have these preconceived notions that all gay men are smarmy idiots living on the street or whatever it is people think of gay men. I think it would be really helpful and productive.

Some people out there think everything I do is a publicity stunt, they think when I go to the bathroom it's a publicity stunt.

Oh sure, I have lots of fears. My job is to conquer my fears. The irony of being a performer is that I have huge insecurities. Each of us is responsible for what happens in our lives. When good things happen, we take ownership, but when bad things happen we often don't take responsibility. There are no mistakes or accidents. Consciousness is everything and all things begin with a thought. We are responsible for our own fate. We reap what we sow, we get what we give and we pull in what we put out.

If I can't be daring in my work or the way I live my life, then I don't really see the point of being on this planet.

No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you've come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself.