"Art can heal it if art is allowed to exist. And if art is slowly wiped off the face of the planet, then what tools do we have to reach people, to appeal to them and all of their senses?"

"No one would dare to say a degrading remark about being black or dare to say a degrading remark on Instagram about someone being gay. But my age—anybody and everybody would say something degrading to …"

"I’m not a role model. I’m a rebel."

"I'm a pop star. I'm not a politician. I'm not a doctor. I'm not a lawyer. I'm a pop star."

"I'm a truth-teller. I'm a boundary-pusher. I'm a game-changer. I'm a rule-breaker."