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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's always going to be a part of me that wants an Emmy. Truthfully, I'm probably more motivated by people being entertained. I'm more motivated by people being like, 'Oh snap! Did you see that?'
- Ever
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was not something that ever occurred to me, to be able to be in TV. I was very lucky.
- Thinking
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a difference between talent and skill. You might have writing talent, but skill is learned. You have to practice. I remain teachable. I was sure that I didn't know everything. People who work with me will tell you I don't think I know everything. I watch people sink around me thinking that they knew everything.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Spice Girls and Fran Drescher were such important parts of my childhood. There was something about them that allowed me to be myself.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I acknowledge that I'm really fortunate to have found pockets of people all through my life who've accepted me.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love being Courtney, but it almost feels like something different to drag for me - it's a part of me, it's not a parody, it's a form of expression for me, a way to give my feminine and masculine sides an outlet.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just feel like, at any moment, a drag or a trans or a gender-diverse artist that doesn't fit in a box is ready to break into the mainstream. I want to do my best to put myself in the best position to have that happen for me.
- Manifest
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've seen attraction manifest itself in so many fascinating ways. Lots of straight-identifying men have been attracted to me as Courtney.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Drag has taught me that I have deliberate control over my image, and when this notion is applied to one's whole life, it is both powerful and transformative.
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was a natural for me to end up in the theater because I'd done a lot of reading about it.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
Family is funny, and so it was not an unnatural thing for me, growing up, not to know anything about my dad or about the Vance side of our family.
- Dad
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- Nov 07, 2020
Dad sometimes sends me texts saying, 'Just heard you on the radio, thumbs up', or whatever. So that's pretty cute.
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- Nov 07, 2020