“Some artists are working to buy the mansion or whatever the element of fame must bear, but I spend all my money on my show.”
Money“To this day, some of my closest friends say, 'Gaga, you know, everything's great. You're a singer your dreams have come true.' But, still, when certain things are said to you over and over again as you're growing up, it stays with you and you wonder if they're true.”
Dreams“It's hard knowing who to trust with your personal life. When you cry in your room at night, you don't always know who to call. So I am very close to my family.”
Family“I have to be on such a strict diet constantly.”
Diet“In fact, my courage and my bravery at a young age was the thing I was bullied for, a kind of 'Who do you think you are?'”
Age“Where I come from it was really unheard of to be at a party and someone says, 'What kind of music do you make?', and you say, 'Pop music.' You may as well have 'I'm not cool' stamped on your forehead.”
Cool“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.”
Music“Some artists are working to buy the mansion or whatever the element of fame must bear, but I spend all my money on my show.”
Money“I never intended for the Monster Ball to be a religious experience, it just became one.”
Experience“I don't want to make niche-oriented music.”
Music“Pop music will never be low brow.”
Music“I am a walking piece of art every day, with my dreams and my ambitions forward at all times in an effort to inspire my fans to lead their life in that way.”
Art“I don't want to make money I want to make a difference.”
Money“Every bit of me is devoted to love and art. And I aspire to try to be a teacher to my young fans who feel just like I felt when I was younger. I just felt like a freak. I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm trying to liberate them, I want to free them of their fears and make them feel that they can make their own space in the world.”
Art“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.”
Amazing“Gay marriage is going to happen. It must.”
Marriage“I'm working on bringing the instant film camera back as part of the future.”
Future“I work very hard, but when God opens that door for you - when life opens that door for you, I should say - I think it's important to be giving, to return the love back.”
Work“Unless I am both capable of and willing to reopen the wound every time I write a song, if I choose to not look inside myself to write music, I'm really not worth being called an artist at all.”
Music“I don't think that women need to smell interesting.”
Women“I just want my family to be safe. Because I am sometimes polarizing, I fear for their safety.”
Family