Only the one that hurts you can make you feel better. Only the one that inflicts pain can take it away

I don't have a religion because I don't like that word religion.

Gay men are perfect men for girls who are tough. They're not threatened by strong women, and they're usually very in touch with their feelings and pay attention to details. I've always had an affinity with gay men.

I hope I will always have the ability to create art and live in a world where I can speak freely, and I can inspire people. I don't know what form that will take.

We all fall to the floor at some point. It's how you pick yourself up that's the real challenge. Isn't it?

When I first moved to New York I wanted to be a dancer, I danced professionally for years, living a hand-to-mouth existence.

But I love the idea - whether it's in my work or where I live - exploring new frontier, and I like putting myself in strange places and trying to survive and figure things out and gather up an infrastructure. I like knowing that I could figure out a way to live anywhere.