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Because the sweeter the cake, the more bitter the jelly can be.
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A record deal doesn't make you an artist; you make yourself an artist.
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You shouldn't have to have money to have a luxury fragrance.
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I live in Hollywood, but you can't make me love Hollywood. I'll never love Hollywood.
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Where I come from it was really unheard of to be at a party and someone says, 'What kind of music do you make?', and you say, 'Pop music.' You may as well have 'I'm not cool' stamped on your forehead.
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The reason that I'm here at all is because of my relationship with my family and their encouragement of me to be a musician and to work hard. As long as I stay there in that space, I can do anything. That's my truth.
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It was my delusion and naivety that brought me here.
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When I was younger, I felt pressure to become someone else once I became successful.
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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?
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I believe that if you have revolutionary potential, you must make the world a better place and use it.
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I don't want to make money; I want to make a difference.
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Celebrity life and media culture are probably the most overbearing pop-cultural conditions that we as young people have to deal with, because it forces us to judge ourselves.
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I don't think I could think of a single thing that's more isolating than being famous.
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My mom and I are very close.
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Whether I'm wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I'm always the same person inside.
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What the Pope thinks of being gay does not matter to the world. It matters to the people who like the Pope and follow the Pope... It is not a reflection of all religious people.
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I don't like Los Angeles. The people are awful and terribly shallow, and everybody wants to be famous but nobody wants to play the game. I'm from New York. I will kill to get what I need.
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If I decide to make a coat red in the show, it's not just red, I think: is it communist red? Is it cherry cordial? Is it ruby red? Or is it apple red? Or the big red balloon red?
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I was changing my outfits, my looks, my wig, sometimes several times a day. That's when I know my soul is restless.
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I like pushing boundaries.
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It's an endless proving of myself, that I really am a musician, that I have something to offer in the room. That women can be musicians, women can be rock stars, women can be more than an objectified idea of a pop star.
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I've learned love is like a brick, you can build a house or sink a dead body.
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In order for me to be successful... In order to be a great artist - musician, actor, painter, whatever - you must be able to be private in public at all times. That is what we do.
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I want my fans to love themselves. It's almost like I want to hypnotize them so when they hear my music they love themselves instantly.