It's nobody's business how you do something.

I've become this sort of icon for the gay community. I don't like the position.

You don't need to be famous to live a life as an artist.

Things are so scary and intimidating with AIDS and the right wing that people are looking for somebody to just give them safe harbors.

I knew I wanted to be a performer and do comedy at 5 years old. My dad's wife, Marlene Rosenbaum, was boiling water and she goes, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" I said, "A comedian." And she laughed and laughed because she thought that was the cutest, funniest thing.

Onstage, I'm still wearing my fabulous, sheer dresses because I'm not that big.

I am still comfortable with my body, because I'm like, What's not to be comfortable with? I mean, it's just my nature.