Even when I was down, I treated myself as a star and eventually the world would catch up.

And If I fly or if I fall, at least I can say I gave it all.

Sharon Needles. Did I meet you at the free clinic?

Negativity is basically laziness.

With hair, heels, and attitude, honey, I am through the roof.

When I was a kid in San Diego, I would read fashion magazines and Interview magazine, and all of that really inspired me to create a persona. So by the time I moved to New York, in the early '80s, I'd learned how to create a persona, and I knew what my persona would be.

So many times, people are afraid to start something because of fear of failing. But it can be fabulous - because it leads you to the next thing.