When I became of service to other people I stopped worrying about my weight so much.
To me, celebrity doesn't mean a whole lot unless you're willing to use it. So I wanted to use it in a different way, with my AIDS work, the human rights stuff for the gay and lesbian community and the speaking I do.
There are two things that I put my focus on. One is the fight against AIDS and finding a cure. The other is human rights.
The more we can purge ourselves of the diseases we create the more we can become magnificent people.
The gay community just recognizes what their closets are and we straight have to spend years trying to figure out which closet we are trapped in.
I couldn't care less if someone is gay or straight.
You really have to listen to yourself and know if what someone is saying is true for you.
I was different and people made fun of me.
Bigotry or prejudice in any form is more than a problem; it is a deep-seated evil within our society.
Exactly Straight women who surround themselves only with gay men or white people who refuse any other race into their circles are unhealthy and it has more to do with one's individual fear and individual closets.
I found that the body, mind and spirit are all connected. They are not separate pieces.
I got into theatre very early, so yes I was surrounded by gay people quite early and frequently.
But celebrity really doesn't mean anything unless you use it for finding some way to give back and I've always felt that way.