Sasha Velour Quotes

I think that our work and our music stands on its own without this knowledge about our identity around it. But I also think that we very consciously decided not to hold back that part of ourselves, but to be very vocal about who we are, kind of what experiences we've had in life, and how we identify.

But what I'm very interested in, whether it's writing, whether it's hosting a show, whether it's cooking food, I'm just into the discussions of identity, culture and the politics of culture.

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

Queerness is the lens that I live my life through.

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

Nothing should be an issue when it comes to sexuality in the first place. Music is the one artform where people feel comfortable coming out.

Part of me looks at the gay movement now and worries that we're losing our individuality.

Language is like songs, like food, like dance-it is the expression of what we think.

As a standup, I try to change the world. As an entertainer, I try to entertain. And as a lesbian, I try to pick up the prettiest girl in the room.

Art is for everybody.

I guess I had a suspicion of it my entire life without knowing exactly what it was - knowing that there was something different about me, which I attributed to being an artist. At 11 or 12 I started sort of clarifying for myself. It took a while.

I'm a musician first, a food-lover second, a dirty mouth with feet, and a girl last time I checked.

Every artistic expression is either influenced by or adds something to politics.

I think the point of art is to be controversial in a lot of ways. It's to cause conversations, and it's to get people excited about and talking about the things that the films are about.

Art is my life and my life is art.

Music and fashion are a sign of the times and a reflection of what people want and need at this very day and age.

Today there are millions of people making stuff and putting it into the world: that's become part of our identity and it shouldn't be limited to people who fancy themselves writers, or who are particularly witty or talented.

Art is an expression of who we are, what we believe, and what we dream about.

Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality.

Painting self-portraits without clothes on has also given me some publicity.

I'm not a politician or a scholar or political historian. I'm just a photographer who's trying to capture a spirit. It's not an intellectual process; it's an intuitive process.

I don't believe that if I came out as bisexual the world will change. But it's really important for people to be truthful about who they are and fight for equality. We need to help the world usher itself into the next phase.

What is art? Art talks about life; it's subversive.

I live, therefore I make films. I make film, therefore I live. Life. Movement. I make home movies, therefore I live. I live, therefore I make home movies.

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.