Michael Bastian Quotes

I hate men who are in touch with their feminine side.

I don't believe in categorising a gender, as it makes for discord. People always say, 'That's what men are like' or, 'That's what women do'; I don't really feel that at all. I think that's because I have two fathers, three brothers, a husband and two sons. I'm surrounded by maleness, and I couldn't possibly summarise them into a type.

I go feminine, I go masculine. I am both, actually. I think the male side is a bit stronger in me, and I have to tone it down sometimes. I'm not like a normal woman, that's for sure.

In Georgia, apparently, men are men and women are women - at least in their folk dance.

Some actors, they have to carry this macho, very masculine element to them, but it's difficult for me to understand that.

I'm not a bro.

A man in a dress can get away with a lot.

I come from a country whose idea of masculinity is quite extreme, and I've grown up around a lot of that energy. I've been part of that a lot. And it's very draining; it's quite tiring trying to be macho.

If a straight man dresses well, chances are he's not straight.

I grew up in a house full of women - I have four sisters. I'm more feminine than some gay men.

I've probably understood men too well. I realise they are predatory by nature, and I have a certain acceptance of the male animal.

I don't think men were meant to be interviewed.

If high heels were so wonderful, men would be wearing them.

Men were only made into 'men' with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally 'a man' any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.

I grew up around lots of men - my father, my brothers, my uncles - so I wasn't intimidated by them.

Being perceived as a guy is nothing new or complicated to me. It is what it is.

I like my men to be manly, as you'll see from my books.

Men were created to have facial hair like women were created to be smooth-faced. Well, not all women. I've seen pockets where that's not the case, and that's not good.

Men aren't the way they are because they want to drive women crazy; they've been trained to be that way for thousands of years. And that training makes it very difficult for men to be intimate.

I'm in favour of hipster androgyny: Any trend that permits men to rebel against strict gender rules of appearance is going to make the world a more expressive and sensitive place for all of us.

Men are fantastic - as a concept.

I'm not macho, I'm not a Mel Gibson sort of person.

Once upon a time, growing up male gave little boys a sense of certainty about the natural order of things. We had short hair, wore pants, and played baseball. Girls had long hair, wore skirts, and, no matter how hard they tried, always threw a baseball just like a girl.

I want to be a guy, but I want to wear a lot of makeup.

I look a little bit like Barbie and talk a little bit like Ken. It's easier for me to sit in the middle of the boys' club than to be surrounded by people concerned about getting their hair and nails done.