Alyssa Edwards Quotes

Alyssa Edwards

Profession : Entertainer

Birth : January 16, 1980

I can't tell you at DragCon how many families that waited in line to see me. Some of them waited up to five hours, and they had their family there. That's the beauty of this. I remember being that little gay boy in Mesquite that was so afraid of the world, like, 'Am I living right? Am I living wrong?'

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It's overwhelming that so many people love what you do and appreciate and get it. It's very rewarding.

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This whole idea of editing, not one time I can tell you, not one time has a producer ever asked me to say something I did not want to say. I will also say this about 'Drag Race' producers: I will stand by the show and the people there because they have changed so many people's lives for the better, and I'm one of them.

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It's like you're waiting on the world to change, but I'm actually living it, because I wonder: If there was a DragCon when I was a child or even a search engine or 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' maybe my father would have been different. Maybe our relationship now wouldn't be different.

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Sometimes I wake up, and I'm like, 'Don't dream it. Be it. You're really living the dream. You are everything you've ever desired or set out to be. You're doing it.'

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I think what happened is I learned my strengths, but more importantly, I learned to embrace my weaknesses.

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I'm gonna be the best version of me. If there's something I don't know, I'm not afraid to ask.

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You can't say the word 'queen' without a little bit of 'drama' in front of it, right? It comes with the territory. Throwing shade and all that is part of the gig, but it should all kind of be in fun at the end of the day. When you start turning down that dark road where there's no light? Sometimes you put the car in park.

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If people don't ask you for their opinion, you don't have to share it, but if you are asked, be honest.

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I'm a very real person that has overcome a lot, so I think I'm relatable.

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'Drag Race' is a movement. I'll be forever grateful that I left my legacy.

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My brothers and sisters started having children at a very early age, and I was just there all alone at one point, like, 'What do I do?' And I thought the only thing I can do is create mine, make my family, and I did that.

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The greatest gift I've ever received is being a teacher.

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I hope to continue to support, to inspire, to motivate, to encourage... in the hopes that maybe the world can get a little bit more giggle.

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I remember going to the first ever DragCon, and I know this sounds crazy, but I've never experienced a ComicCon or anything like that of this nature. So it was a full carnival of extravaganza. I was a little bit more prepared the second year because I was excited to see everything.

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People know I like to laugh and have a good time. Even when I'm sassy, it's still kind of stupid-silly.

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I have so much to be thankful for.

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I think it's inevitable to evolve if we allow ourselves.

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Huge fan of Lady Gaga - huge, mega, superfan.

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I used to focus so much on winning. I used to be such a perfectionist.

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