Alyssa Edwards Quotes

Alyssa Edwards

Profession : Entertainer

Birth : January 16, 1980

I'm kind of living a Bruce Wayne life and then morphing into Batman, but I'm glad now Batman comes out during the day. That's kind of like how drag was: we were called upon at night to make people smile and laugh and clap.

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When I take good care of myself, it lifts my spirits, boosts my confidence, and makes me feel strong. When someone tries to throw me shade, it bounces right off. I look those haters straight in the eye, keep my chin up and shoulders back. Because I know I'm a fierce queen - and they know it, too.

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During the day, I'm a business owner. I'm a teacher and a mentor.

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I am a business owner. I'm a teacher. I think Justin's actually kind of plain, kind of nerdy. But when I morph into Alyssa, I'm like this... Well, this creature, everything that Justin couldn't be.

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There's beauty in everyone's mug and body-ody-ody, but taking care of those things requires a lot of work, energy, and effort.

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It took a lot of years of me on my own, coaching myself, to look in the mirror and love the reflection.

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Don't be anything you're not. Be yourself. And people will either celebrate that or say, 'It's not for me.'

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This movement that RuPaul has created and World of Wonder and Logo has allowed to be aired, it's so much than just gay men carrying on in high heels and wigs and fake fingernails. It's truly a story of courageous souls. And I'm grateful that I'm a part of this.

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I thought doing drag in the beginning was fun: playing dress up.

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Go out, live your best life, encourage and share your laugh, and make other people laugh.

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Positivity attracts positivity.

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My father was very strict.

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Hiking in drag is hilarious!

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Nobody gets a free pass in life, and that's awesomely true for a drag queen or anyone else in the LGBT community. But I like to say, 'Don't be bitter, get better.'

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I remember when I started performing, I thought, 'Why is this something that we do after hours, underground?' I was waiting on the world to change and the idea of this art to become mainstream, and I think that's what 'RuPaul's Drag Race' has really accomplished in such an eloquent way.

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Drag was like 'Alice in Wonderland,' where she fell into the hole and her world changed. I fell into a gay bar, and my entire world changed.

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I always wanted to teach dance. I didn't know I'd have a TV career.

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I sometimes feel like it's my world and everyone is just visiting.

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It is the greatest reward for me to share my story, my art, and my work. And people receiving that and being thankful and grateful, it once again resonates deep within because it reminds me that I am so much bigger than being a drag performer.

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My kids stand out at competitions. They're products of me. And you can't come to Beyond Belief and have a flamboyant teacher like me and be basic.

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