Quotes from Leslie Jordan

Film's a director's medium. Stage an actor's medium.

I've always sang a little like a 16-year-old girl, but even Ann-Margret stopped after a while and brought it down a bit.

I don't know what the other celebrity's lives are like but I lead a true celebrity life. I get pampered. I'm always alone.

I have a lot of shame, and until I got sober at 42 years of age, I had never voted. I was just a hippie.

We've got to be kind.

I've never been known for being a team player, but I've adjusted to being part of a big cast and it has worked out beautifully.

I have not left the house after 6 o'clock without a paycheck for years.

I'm one of the most popular cabaret performers, and I don't sing a note. And nobody expects me to sing.

One of the main reasons I started writing these one-man shows was that this really evil casting director once said to me, 'you're peripheral and you'll always be peripheral. You'll come in with the zingers and have very little to do, so just accept that and take the money.'

At one time, when I was younger, I exercised regularly and had a 27-inch waist.

I had an awful experience where I went to the U.K. and did reality. I can't even get into it - it was called 'Celebrity Big Brother U.K.'

All my boyfriends are in their 20s.

I'm a true Hollywood success story - knew no one, had no connections.

I had 20,000 followers and I treasured that. People'd say, 'Oh that's nothing.' I said, 'What are you crazy? That's 20,000 people that wanna hear what I gotta say!'

Honey, I conquered Netflix. I watched 'em all.

What amazes me with 'Will & Grace' fans is how young they are and how straight they are. The guys always come up and go, 'You are so funny on that show. My girlfriend watches that show.'

I was always the class clown. I was always the funny one.

There are two or three ways to combat homophobia - one is through humor. The second is to put a face on it.

The church was everything: our social engagements, Sunday morning, Sunday evening. Wednesday night was the hour of power. We had Bible study on certain days. Saturday afternoon was choir practice. I wanted desperately to be a good Christian.

My daddy - whenever he wanted to teach us a lesson, he'd tell us a story. It's an Old South tradition.

I love my family dearly.

Time has taught me that parents do the best they can with the light they are seeing with. That is what we all do.

My theater professor once said to me 'Leslie, you are capable of genuine artistry but you're the laziest actor I know. And yes, you can make people laugh, but you're going to become a parody of yourself and end up in Hollywood if you're not careful.' And he's right, I did all of that.

All my life I've always been so ashamed of being feminine.