RuPaul Professions : ActorBorn : November 17, 1960 Browse All Authors Top 149 quotes by RuPaul What other people think of me is not my business. What I do is what I do. How people see me doesn’t change what I decide to do. RuPaul think-of-mepeoplethinking Ego loves identity. Drag mocks identity. Ego hates drag RuPaul egohatepersonality It's quite simple: If someone says UR beautiful, believe them. If someone says UR ugly, don't believe them. RuPaul simplebeautifulbelieve I feel an obligation to myself to entertain myself and if other people get something out of it, I'm like, right on. RuPaul obligationfeelspeople Even when I was down, I treated myself as a star and eventually the world would catch up. RuPaul treatedstarsworld If you have goals and the stick-with-it-ness to make things happen, people will feel threatened by you, especially if your goals don’t include them. They believe that if you take a piece of pie, then that leaves less pie for them. Seeing you follow your dreams leaves them realizing that they’re not following theirs. In truth, there is unlimited pie for everyone! RuPaul piedreambelieve We're born naked, and the rest is drag. RuPaul dragnakedborn You are not your body. You are actually an extension of the power that created the whole universe. RuPaul extensionsbodywhole Illusion starts between the ears. If the person doing illusion doesn't believe it, then the audience doesn't believe it. Seeing the picture in your head will allow the audience to see it in their heads. RuPaul illusionearsbelieve I've dedicated my career to fighting the mundane. My hope is that my career will be a shining example to children everywhere that life is more meaningful when you are not afraid to see all colors of the rainbow. RuPaul fightingmeaningfulchildren Loving yourself—it really takes a daily practice. RuPaul loving-youloving-yourselfpractice 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. RuPaul fabulousnextpeople The world we live in is made up of polar opposites, black/white, male/female, night/day, and a human being who possesses both masculine and feminine – vulnerability and strength – is intriguing to us, whether they be a singer or actor or dancer, intrigues us, because THAT Is who we really are. RuPaul masculine-and-feminineoppositesnight The greatest truths in life are the ones your fellow queens are willing to tell you. RuPaul fellowswillingqueens You want to know the truth about drugs? You can only go one or two ways. You can go up, or you can go down. That's it. After a certain point, though, no matter what you do, what you take, you don't go anywhere, and that's when you've got to sit down and face yourself. RuPaul drugwanttwo What other people think of me is not my business. What I do is what I do. How people see me doesn't change what I decide to do. I don't choose projects so people don't see me as one thing or another. I choose projects that excite me. I think the problem is that people refuse to understand what drag is outside of their own belief system. RuPaul beliefpeoplethinking That is the key to navigating this life - don't take it too seriously. That's when the party begins. RuPaul this-lifepartykeys Everyone gets drunk and makes out with the wrong guy sometimes. RuPaul drunkguysometimes When there are no words, let your eyes do the talking. RuPaul eyetalking It's very easy for me to take on other people's energy, so my personal mantra is " Love yourself, love yourself, love yourself. " RuPaul self-lovelove-youpeople Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actorAll Authors
