Chad Michaels Quotes

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

Drag was not only my introduction to womanhood, but my introduction to entertainment. It was the first time I realized that I could move a crowd.

I love drag queens and they love me.

Drag has always made me feel less scared.

I was quite a shy person growing up, and drag was very much a shield for me to perform behind.

Everybody who talks about 'Strictly' talks psychobabble. They say they're going on a journey, or trying to build their confidence, or getting over a divorce or something. People say there must be a deep reason to do these things. But there isn't! I'm just having fun.

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

I want to have fun and be a diva - a kind-hearted diva!

People sometimes think that drag queens are always really confident and fearless because we transform ourselves into these beautiful creatures, and they believe that it's how we live our everyday lives.

To hang out in a gay bar or put on a sequined halter top makes me feel like a total person.

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 always tried to come up with funny dancing since I was young, to attract girls' attention for one thing. It's got to be funny. I can't pull it off with serious dances. That's not me.

I was fooling everyone by surrounding myself with funny people. But then I put myself out there - writing my own sketches, going on stage with nobody surrounding me - and for some reason people were still laughing.

It takes a lot of guts to get up on top of a bar and dance.

I do recommend it for all girls, and boys, out there: put on a pair of fishnet stockings and find your inner sexiness!

I think comedy I've learned is really just about relaxing and trusting yourself and allowing yourself to fail.

Me in drag is kind of scary, actually. It's frightening. I actually look pretty good.

They say it's good but I didn't know what I was doing until I got into the suit and they put the moustache on me, and somehow, when I got all the drag on, it came out. It was the most amazing thing. I'm truly extraordinary.

I love acting because it's empowering. It empowers me.

It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen.

I was an extroverted kid and performed, like, acting and singing. Then, the older I got, I realized I enjoyed performing things that I came up with myself more and I enjoyed making people laugh more than making people cry or think.

The beauty of me being on stage is I have a voice.

I'm very physical. It's an important part of being a woman - feeling good about yourself and really being in tune with your personality.

I'm not interested in just being the hot girl. I'm really goofy, and I love laughing, and that's such a big part of who I am.

When I was in primary school, I was given a five-line script in 'Anansi the Spider Man,' and I decided to just improv and make it my own. For a second, I felt like Kevin Hart because everyone was laughing. I just continued to do it. Why not?