I'm very grateful to the Academy for giving us this world stage to reward survivors for being brave and coming forward. Lady Gaga More Quotes by Lady Gaga More Quotes From Lady Gaga There's no way to convince people of your greatness. Whatever it is that you want to be, you have to know it inside and knife-fight your way to your dream. Lady Gaga greatnessfightingdream Vanity can create a very cruel space for you if you don't know how to manage it. Lady Gaga vanityknow-howspace If you are not honorable enough to fight without prejudice, go home. Lady Gaga prejudicefightinghome I study everything that I do to become better all the time at my craft. The beauty for me about being an artist is that the dream will never die because I'm not obsessed with material things and don't care about the money and don't care about the attention of the public but only the love of my fans. For me it's about keeping the dream alive of how much more devoted, how much more honest, how much better of an artist can I become? That's the only fear that I ever have, that the dream will die. Lady Gaga craftsartistdream You start to become successful, and everybody starts to drive your money train to the bank, and they're not thinking anymore about what you want as an artist or if any of that even matters to you. It genuinely upsets people in my life that I don't care about money, and that's not my problem. Lady Gaga artistsuccessfulthinking I write about what I know: sex, pornography, art, fame obsession, drugs, and alcohol. I mean, why would anyone care to listen to me if I wasn't an expert in what I write about? Lady Gaga writingsexart It's been a very remarkable year, and I feel very blessed. I lived an isolated lifestyle before the media. I lived a life of solitude and loyalty and commitment to my work. I just don't prioritize my life in the same way that other people do. The only thing that matters is my music and my performance. Lady Gaga loyaltyblessedcommitment I'm able to laugh now, because I've gone through a lot of mental and physical therapy to heal over the years, my music's been wonderful for me. But I was a shell of my former self at one point. I was not myself. To be fair, I was about 19, so ... I went to Catholic school and all this crazy stuff happened, and I was going, 'Oh, is this just the way adults are?' I was very naive. Lady Gaga musiccrazyschool I am an artist, and I have the ability and the free will to choose the way the world will envision me. Lady Gaga artistwayworld I want to change the pop world one sequin at a time. Artists tend to take themselves way too seriously and don't enjoy the fun of making an impact on culture. I just have a good time and sequins represent a good time. Lady Gaga impactartistfun Some of us wear the mask prouder than others. Lady Gaga mask I never care personally what people say about me. The music, and the message - this will always be more important to me than people thinking I'm the best. Lady Gaga importantpeoplethinking I think that once you've had a few No. 1s in your career that you've kind of proven yourself and I don't feel the need to prove anything anymore. Lady Gaga careersneedsthinking I went out into the woods for a few days. I just disconnected from everything and allowed myself to be free and be human. Because, that's what makes you really good, if you can be vulnerable, if you can be vulnerable on stage. Lady Gaga woodsstagevulnerable I've made it my goal to revolutionise pop music. Lady Gaga popsgoalmade When I was younger, I felt pressure to become someone else once I became successful. Lady Gaga feltsuccessfulpressure People love the chaos in my brain, but I'm terrified of it. Lady Gaga chaosbrainpeople I don't like L.A. It's just not fun. I don't know why, but I just don't get it. You have to drive to get everywhere, and when it rains everybody freaks out. Lady Gaga freakrainfun I’m not a vomit in the club kinda girl. Lady Gaga clubsgirl I’m not going to start churning out what you expect. If you want me to be a manufactured act, you can f*** off. Lady Gaga churningifswant
