I'm very much an optimist. I don't think I could do my work if I didn't believe there was some kind of hope for humanity.

The fumes are killing us, and we wonder why things are going haywire.

Purim, one of my favorite holidays. It's like the original drag queen's holiday. It's when all the Jewish men go for it and feel no guilt for a change.

There are few performers who would have had the audacity to even bring up the fact that they had been poorly reviewed.

As a kid, I loved being loved, and still do. Who doesn't love being loved?

I'm trying to appeal to the disenfranchised everybody, not just specifically gay.

On one side you have book burners, Congressional wives and Pat Robertson. On the other side, you have vulgar comedians, foul-mouthed rap groups and Dennis Hopper—all your choices should be so easy.