Quotes About Self-discovery

I think we can all relate to a quarter life crisis when we see one.

The main character is always, you know, this blond-haired, blue-eyed guy who's the high school quarterback or the star of the basketball team. That's all I wanted to be, really, truly. I definitely was not that.

I left a world in which I was a queen to enter one in which I'm a human being.

Well... I don't think everyone can actually be a drag queen, but I think everyone should investigate drag.

Someone said to me a long time ago, 'You're a drag queen,' and at the time I was a little like... hello? But then I realized over the years that I actually am.

For myself, Queer Eye feeds more to my heart and my soul than as a platform for a career.

A lot of my queer development as a kid came from trawling the Internet.

I've known I was gay since I was young, I think. And I mean young - like, young - like 5 or 6. I think most gay people or queer people know there's something different about them very early, but I didn't know what to call it.

All my friends were doing just dumb stuff that kids do, like making out with people at parties and starting to date... I didn't know any gay people growing up or any queer people growing up, and so I just really felt alone and kind of lost, and I just wasn't experiencing life.

I think that there's a lot of different factors that played into the coming out process I've had with the public. You know, it's always gradual and very individual for each queer person.

I always assumed that my otherness was a curse - that I would be held back by my Asian and queer identities.

I think it's healthy to gain a perspective on who you are deep down, question yourself, and challenge yourself; it's important to do that.

I think it's really important to give yourself a very big question that you're working on that you can come home to, even if you, you know, are going to have to go without a cup of coffee or even a meal, that that should nourish you.

The question of what it is to live an 'authentic life', that's a complicated one.

If you're adopted, you can't help but feel, somehow or other, deep, deep, deep down inside that you don't belong. It makes you feel like you've got a question mark inside you.

I've had moments when I questioned my place in the world. At times, especially in seventh grade, life was lonely and I'd often feel sad. I never wanted to deny who I was, but dealing with the sadness and the anger that came from people constantly making fun of me wore me down at times.

I've always questioned the way dancers, myself included, must do the same role year in and year out. It's important for me to be able to say to myself, 'O.K., I don't want to be a prince anymore. I want to put on a leather jockstrap and pose.'

In my early 20s, I set out to kind of find myself. At that time, if you were different or if you ever questioned your gender identity or sexual orientation, society kind of put you in the gay club.

When I first started acting, I was genuinely questioning whether or not I should be doing this.

I don't ever want my daughter growing up questioning who she is or her choices. I want her to be a strong, happy individual.

I do love the idea of people at a certain time in their lives when they're questioning, figuring out who to be. I find that interesting, but honestly, I think it's like that at every time in your life.

Queer is about intense questioning that can't be made nice and glossy.

'My Struggle' came from a place of questioning and feelings of inauthenticity and frustration, and almost all of that is gone.

'Honey' was the first song I wrote where I was really enjoying myself again after questioning the idea of being an artist.