Courtney Act Quotes

Courtney Act

Profession : Entertainer

Birth : February 18, 1982

Normally when you go to a queer space the people often look like you, they are the same age as you and so on, but at Mardi Gras and at queer events in general, everybody is different, everybody comes together. And that is what I love about Pride and Mardi Gras and those sort of events.

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As a drag performer, people have traditionally put us into the category of 'pervert' or 'deviant' or things like that. So I've always been really careful not to be vulgar or grotesque with sexuality.

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The first time I ever dressed in drag was at a costume party during my childhood. I went as Wonder Woman and my mom even took me to get the costume.

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Courtney isn't just a costume, it's a way I express my femininity.

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I just wanted to show young people you can be you and wear what you want.

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We have such a rigid idea of what heterosexuality is and that's problematic. We have such a rigid idea of what gay is and that's also problematic.

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When it all boils down, being Courtney has forced me to be different to the status quo, which means I have gotten to decide on every choice along the way.

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I think it's really cool that 'Drag Race' has created this space where so many different kinds of people can come together and socialise and have fun on equal terms.

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Drag can make you a little more fearless and I think girls especially love drag because they get to see somebody define their own standard of feminine beauty.

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I think it's so important to think about the basic human rights of others and to use our collective voices, minds and bodies to lift those people up and bring about change.

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While dressing up as Courtney is a performance, there is a part of me that is expressing my gender in feminine and masculine ways.

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You can literally tour all around Australia in two weekends.

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The Spice Girls were the life preserver to my high school years.

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Pride is a time to celebrate what makes us unique and the more we let young people know that those things that make us different are actually our greatest strengths, the more comfortable we are in our own skin and the more peacefully we'll sleep at night.

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The most vocal fans online are girls, which is interesting. I didn't expect that.

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I am a Madonna fan.

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I'm just looking at other opportunities, television... not so much another existing reality show, but more about creating stuff.

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I loved being on 'Drag Race' but I say leave well enough alone.

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As I get older, I'm more comfortable with the idea of dying.

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The art of drag is intrinsic to who I am.

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