Demetri Martin Quotes

Actors are basically drag queens. People will tell you they act because they want to heal mankind or, you know, explore the nature of the human psyche. Yes, maybe. But basically we just want to put on a frock and dance.

I love the creativity and the social and political aspects of drag.

I'm an artist who happens to be in drag. And I think that's why my drag is a little different.

Drag queens are not pathetic creatures. Drag queens are fabulous and fun.

As gay people, we always think outside of the box. The irreverent is always important to a drag queen and anyone else who lives outside the box. And this is why drag's important: remember to not take life seriously. It's always important to see the laughter in the illusion that we pretend is real.

Drag artists are more men than real men. You need a lot of courage, personality, and guts to go out there. Even if you look good or you look bad, you still need to have all of those things to be on stage. You're going to get criticized by everyone.

I'm certainly not inventing anything new with drag.

I thought doing drag in the beginning was fun: playing dress up.

You get the wig on, you put the lipstick on, you get the big eyelashes on and that's the GC. It's like Paul O'Grady when he does Lily Savage... But when I'm not working, I don't wear a scrap of makeup.

Absolutely anyone can and must do drag.

Drag is a gift.

You can have a beard and do drag; you can be a woman and do drag. I've met faux queens. I've met kings. Anything that you want can be considered drag in the context.

I always did what I thought was interesting. I always just did what caught my fantasy. Looking like a woman, that was never the criteria for me. It was always to do drag. And drag is not gender-specific. Drag is just drag. It's exaggeration.

I started doing drag because I needed a creative outlet for myself.

I started out as being a diva in a golden dress and now to a more bearded drag artist guy in boots.

I love drag queens and I love going to see them perform because those people have got so much character and bravery. Such balls! I love people with balls.

If I hadn't been a woman, I'd have been a drag queen

I guess a drag queen's like an oil painting: You gotta stand back from it to get the full effect.

I wanted to be a drag queen so badly. I'll bet I still own more wigs than any drag queen - I love me a wig.

I've seen some very beautiful drag queens.

I do dance music, and I can be pretty camp myself from time to time.

I wasn't playing a drag queen - I was playing an extraordinary performer.

I've only dressed in drag three or four times.

I love wearing drag.

I love drag queens... they perform me better than I ever could myself.