Top 223 Quotes & Sayings by RuPaul - Page 2

Drag breaks the fourth wall, which is why it's never been quite accepted, because nobody wants to be told that they are really a caricature of themself and to not take yourself too seriously.

Drag queens have always taken on that role of spilling the tea - and the tea is the emperor has no clothes!

Having an automobile in Los Angeles enables me to change clothes at least three times a day: I will go from western wear to nautical to Savile Row in the course of 12 hours.

In my life, I've been able to really examine society in a way most people who aren't outsiders don't get a chance to do.

I'm ambitious. I work hard.

People can identify as however you want to. Right on. Go for it. But my strategy in this bigger game of life is to not identify as anything.

Life is dangerous. There are no guarantees.

It's very easy to look at the world and think this is all so cruel and so mean. It's important to not become bitter from it.

My love life has never been of interest to people. Of course I have a love life; I have a real life outside of show business.

I think drag is universal, no matter who does it. I mean, yeah, I am homosexual, but I think everybody likes to toy with their image. I love those guys. I love Milton Berle and Flip Wilson and all those people.

People don't know how to place me in their consciousness. They think, 'Oh, you must be here to make me look good. That's what gay guys are, right? You're an accessory for my straight life.' Just because your limited view is that everyone's there to serve you and that you're the only person in the world. It doesn't work that way.

I've lived my whole life in the life - I've lived my whole life doing the thing, I've been doing my own thing. And I think my life speaks volumes about what one must do.

Everyone has a really short attention span, and you have to bombard them with content, content, content.

The only time you will ever see me in drag is when I am - What? Getting paid. It is my job.

I've been on both sides; I've interviewed people, and I do an okay job, I guess. But it's awful. Because you feel like you have to defend your life, which is such an interesting concept. It's not an easy process to sit down and talk about, 'What's your motivation?' Because as I'm answering, I'm working it out for myself at the same time.

Drag has always been the thing you turn to to remember to not take yourself too seriously.

Young people need to know there are ways for them to navigate this life.

Personally, I experience success when I enjoy what I'm doing. I love the creative process, even if the end result isn't embraced by anyone else.

I've always idolized people who can write songs.

When I go out, I'm always dressed up. Not in drag but always prepared to be 'on.' Just in case somebody's going to take a picture. Everyone has a Facebook page, so no matter what, I'm prepared to service the public.

Usually, people who don't have a broad perspective see gay people as servants - as people who are there to make them look good.

I love drag, and I love people who gravitate toward it. Because the people who do drag are people who dance to the beat of a different drummer.

I've always been drawn to people who dance to the beat of a different drum; it didn't matter if they were in film or music or fashion.

I've cried my eyes out and wanted to end it all before. I hope everybody's gone that far, because it makes life rich.

The number one taboo for boys is to be feminine, so for someone to not only override their internal directive but society's directive is mind-boggling and heroic. It's courageous.

My focus is on love and inclusiveness.

I've still never gotten used to myself in drag.

For both men and women, an eyelash curler is a must. It gives your eye the appearance of being well-rested and wide open.

I loved 'Carol.' I thought it was a beautiful film.

All things to do with drag are inherently therapeutic because the realization of your own insanity is the beginning of sanity.

I love games. My favorite thing on this planet to do is to play games. And if you don't enjoy games, then you're really missing the point of what this life is.

Drag is really about reminding people that you are more than you think you are - you are more than what it says on your passport.

I'm a pop victim. I love pop music; I love pop culture. I love Olivia Newton-John.

I love Ashford & Simpson, and I love the Brothers Gibb. They are amazing.

I've never personally differentiated a person who dressed up in a three-piece suit and goes to Wall Street from a person who dresses up in a polyester uniform and works at McDonalds. I think it's all drag.

I had mentors, growing up in gay life - older gay men who told me about our history and the history of art and culture - but somehow, the younger generation missed out on that synergy.

People deal with grief in many different ways. And some people in show business parade their relationships around like an accessory, and others like to keep it separate from business and commerce. It's perfectly fine to say, 'I actually don't want to talk about my love because that's not part of the fantasy world I created in commerce.'

My spiritual practice reminds me of what's really real, what's really hood.

I've always been ambitious. I've always been able to roll up my sleeves and get to work. I like to stay busy. I love working, and I love being creative.

Mainstream's never appealed to me, really. I mean, I've become popular over the years in certain areas. But mainstream, you know, I would rather the mainstream come to me.

When the going gets tough, the tough reinvent.

The truth of who we are has nothing to do with religion or the type of car that we drive or the color of our skin. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. And the human experience part is very temporary. So, things like the bar, love, magic, dancing, and colors are there to remind us to not take all of this stuff so seriously.

If you can't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?

Actually, it does start with you - if you want to change the world, change yourself.

Whatever you proclaim as your identity here in the material realm is also your drag. You are not your religion. You are not your skin color. You are not your gender, your politics, your career, or your marital status. You are none of the superficial things that this world deems important. The real you is the energy force that created the entire universe!

Loving yourself—it really takes a daily practice.

Anybody who can step out of the house with a pair of heels and some lipstick on their lips is my hero.

Kindness only goes so far, and then it's time to show your claws.

Haters gonna hate, but here are the only words you need for them. Sashay, away.

my goal is to always come from a place of love ...but sometimes you just have to break it down for a motherfucker

When you become the image of your own imagination, it's the most powerful thing you could ever do.

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.

Don't take life too seriously and have fun. Don't waste your time on things that your ego will try and convince you are important.

True wealth is having a healthy mind, body, and spirit. True wealth is having the knowledge to maneuver and navigate the mental obstacles that inhibit your ability to soar.

Negativity is basically laziness. It takes a lot of hard work to remain positive, but positivity always pays off.

Own who you are and celebrate it.

The world is your catwalk, so just remember this when you're out there.

My attitude toward friendship has remained the same. I will support and encourage you with all the love in my heart, but if it's not reciprocal, I gotta go. If your friends are bitter about your success to the extent that they act out, don't expect them to change. Move on.

Life is about using the whole box of crayons.

Drag threatens people because it exposes and mocks identity. Because most people believe that they are what it says they are on their driver's license. But the truth is we are all born naked, and the rest is drag.