When I decided to have my character on the show come out, I knew I was going to have to come out, too. I never wanted to be the lesbian actress. I never wanted to be the spokesperson for the gay community. Ever. I did it for my own truth.
ELLEN DEGENERESI don’t want to get the same looks I give people when they get on a plane holding a baby: “That’s a cute baby, just keep walking, keep walking, keep going, keep going.
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There is something about TM. It is the only time I have that stillness… It gives me this peaceful feeling-I just love it so much.
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My hair is always at its best in New York. I don’t know what’s in the water. It could be mousse.
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I used to beat myself up about weight and working out, and no matter what I did I never felt good about myself. I decided to accept myself and know that I am good.
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Above all, I strive to be the best I can – to be better than I was yesterday and better tomorrow.
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I get my dance moves from just moving around and listening to music and not really worrying about if it’s perfect or not.
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So be who you really are. Embrace who you are. Literally. Hug yourself. Accept who you are. Unless you’re a serial killer.
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Sometimes you can’t see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.
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When there’s time for whistling, there’s a lot of time on a show.
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I’m glad I’m funny. I’m glad I make people happy, because that’s very important. But I’m proud to be known as a kind person.
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I’m sure there’s somebody out there who doesn’t like Betty White because she’s short and has white hair.
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It feels good. Kinda like when you have to shut your computer down, just sometimes when it goes crazy, you just shut it down and when you turn it on, it’s okay again. That’s what meditation is to me.
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For some reason, we can’t just enjoy somebody else’s success. Somehow, that’s going to affect us. If they have more, then I have less – and I don’t know why.
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I hope I make people feel better. I hope I take people out of their situations a little bit and make them happier. That’s really why I do what I do.
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I like being busy and juggling a lot of things at the same time. I get bored easily, so I need to do a lot.
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What goes up must come down, which is why I don’t wear tube tops.
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