Divine (Harris Glenn Milstead)

Drag icon, John Waters films

Contemporary weird famous 142 sayings

Sayings by Divine (Harris Glenn Milstead)

I don’t believe in gender. I believe in performance.

1981 — Interview with The Village Voice
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I don’t do drag. I do theater.

1982 — Interview with The Advocate
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I don’t believe in labels. I believe in art.

1981 — Interview with The Village Voice
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I don’t do drag. I do life.

1982 — Interview with The Advocate
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I don’t believe in rules. I believe in freedom.

1981 — Interview with The Village Voice
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I don’t believe in limits. I believe in possibilities.

1981 — Interview with The Village Voice
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I don’t do drag. I do existence.

1982 — Interview with The Advocate
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Filth is my life. It really is. I love it.

1970s — Interview
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I like to be as offensive as humanly possible.

1970s — Interview
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I've been called the most beautiful woman in the world, and the most hideous. I love it.

1980s — Interview
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I'm a man playing a woman, playing a man, playing a woman. It's all a joke.

1980s — Interview
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I never wanted to be a drag queen. I just wanted to be a movie star.

1980s — Interview
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My mother still thinks I'm going through a phase.

1980s — Interview
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I'm not afraid to be ugly. I'm not afraid to be fat. I'm not afraid to be me.

1980s — Interview
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If you don't like it, don't watch it.

1972 — Interview about 'Pink Flamingos'
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I'm a legend in my own mind.

1980s — Interview
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I love shocking people. It's my favorite thing to do.

1970s — Interview
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I'm not political. I'm just me.

1980s — Interview
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I like to push buttons. I like to make people uncomfortable.

1970s — Interview
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My whole career has been based on being outrageous.

1980s — Interview
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