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Jinkx Monsoon Quotes

My motto is water off a duck's back. Meaning: don't let negativity weigh you down, perpetuate positive thinking.

My motto is water off a duck's back. Meaning: don't let negativity weigh you down, perpetuate positive thinking.

Jinkx Monsoon
Positive Thinking, Ducks, Water
Source: fierth.com

What motivates me is the chance to improve the world in my own special way; to contribute to the fight that all artists are fighting. I want to hold the mirror up to society and help them see themselves more clearly. I also love just making people laugh.

Jinkx Monsoon
Fighting, Artist, Mirrors
Source: fierth.com

If one wants to be called a queen, one should act with civility and grace.

Jinkx Monsoon
Queens, Grace, Want
"Interview with Jinkx Monsoon: Host for the 7th Annual Academy Awards Party at Seattle Cinerama". Interview with Brian Peterson, seattlegayscene.com. February 22, 2012.

What makes me angry is closed mindedness, prejudice against those who are different from you, reveling in one's own ignorance.

Jinkx Monsoon
Ignorance, Different, Prejudice
Source: fierth.com

In my world, everything has the potential to be funny. Joyful things, painful things... It's all about how you view it and if you're able to take an objective stance on the situation.

Jinkx Monsoon
Views, World, Able
"Interview with Jinkx Monsoon: Host for the 7th Annual Academy Awards Party at Seattle Cinerama". Interview with Brian Peterson, seattlegayscene.com. February 22, 2012.

When I was a child, I dreamt of being a big star. I truly believed that I would be world famous someday, but that doesn't seem so important. What's important to me is getting to live my life as an artist, and making my passion my work. I have never wanted to be anything other than an actor and performer, and each day that I get to do that is a day well spent.

Jinkx Monsoon
Stars, Children, Passion
Source: seattlegayscene.com

What I love about what I do is expanding people's minds on the topics of gender expression, gay rights, and most of all, entertaining them while I do it.

Jinkx Monsoon
Gay, Rights, Expression
Source: fierth.com

Gwyneth Paltrow -- she always looks like she's about to cry. I wish someone would just kick her and get it over with. But I loved her in The Royal Tenenbaums.

Jinkx Monsoon
Wish, Looks, Royal

When you aimlessly shoot for lofty goals, with no personal connection to them, you loose sight of what really matters, and what will really make you content.

Jinkx Monsoon
Sight, Goal, Connections
Source: fierth.com

I only do numbers/acts that excite me, or I connect to personally. I never phone it in. It's about finding the balance between what my audience wants and what I want to give them. That sweet spot in the vendiagram.

Jinkx Monsoon
Sweet, Phones, Numbers
Source: fierth.com

What brings me the most joy is stories about progressive thinking. When a mother or father accepts their child for whoever they are... when goodness prevails... blah blah blah. I'm a cheese ball.

Jinkx Monsoon
Mother, Children, Father
Source: fierth.com

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