I wouldn't say that I am one of the greatest dancers, but I am really quite good at what I do.
I think what's important is for us to decipher what is honest and what is dishonest and be accepting of those things and not operating from fear.
None of the records I make are ever a deliberate construction - they're always an expression of who I am at the time and where I am in my life.
My father opened a restaurant. It's so amazing... it's so freaking delicious, but I'm telling you I gain five pounds every time I go in there.
It was my delusion and naivety that brought me here.
I am so excited to extend myself behind the scenes as a designer and to - as my father puts it - finally have a real job.
The dieting wars have got to stop.
The instrument that I never learned how to play was my fans. You know, they are the part of the story that nobody teaches you. I just want to do the right thing; I want to be a voice with them, among them.
I want a baby from an Italian - possibly Sicilian - donor.
I dropped out of NYU, moved out of my parent's house, got my own place, and survived on my own. I made music and worked my way from the bottom up.
I decided to pursue music, so I dropped out of school and I told my parents I didn't want any money from them. I got three jobs and I just hit the ground running.
I am not some goddess that dropped down from the sky to sing pop music; I am not some extra-incredible human person that needs to be told how wonderful they are all day and kissed.
I love Dolce & Gabbana. I love Versace. I love the crazy, more eccentric stuff.
I was doing these performance art pop music pieces in the city. And they were a bit on the eccentric side I suppose. So people started to call me Gaga after the Queen song 'Radio Gaga.'
The reason that I'm here at all is because of my relationship with my family and their encouragement of me to be a musician and to work hard. As long as I stay there in that space, I can do anything. That's my truth.
I've suffered through depression and anxiety my entire life.
I am an artist, and I have the ability and the free will to choose the way the world will envision me.
When the whole world has their eyes on you, if you say something that doesn't truly come from your spirit and your soul, or if you wear something that doesn't come from your spirit and your soul, it's an injustice to your position. And so, I'm really myself every single day and I do it because I know my fans would want me to.
I am the center of attention in my job every single day; the thought of a wedding to me is exhausting. Why would I put myself through that?
I had this dream, and I really wanted to be a star. And I was almost a monster in the way that I was really fearless with my ambitions.
