There is a very modest side to me too. How far away from me is the image? It's about 20 steps away.

It would be so helpful for the straight community to see men in powerful positions coming out and saying "I'm gay" so they don't have these preconceived notions that all gay men are smarmy idiots living on the street or whatever it is people think of gay men. I think it would be really helpful and productive.

Never forget the essence of your spark!

If you're lucky enough to be different, never change.

I never wanted to be Marilyn - it just happened. Marilyn's like a veil I wear over Norma Jeane.

I feel that the name Queen actually fitted that time. It lent itself to a lot of things, like the theatre, and it was grand. It was very pompous, with all kinds of connotations. It meant so much. It wasn't just one precise label. I was certainly aware of the gay connotations, but that was just one facet of it.