I had everything I’d hoped for, but I wasn’t being myself. So I decided to be honest about who I was. It was strange: The people who loved me for being funny suddenly didn’t like me for being… me.
ELLEN DEGENERESIt was so important for me to lose everything, because I found out what the most important thing is, which is to be true to yourself.
More Ellen DeGeneres Quotes
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I don’t consider myself an interviewer as much as an entertainer.
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Really, he called me that? Ellen DeGenerate? I’ve been getting that since fourth grade. I guess I’m happy I could give him work.
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I know that every time I list something that I am, I am potentially alienating a whole group of people. Publicists and managers will encourage you not to say what political party you belong to, what you eat, what you don’t eat, who you sleep with and all that stuff.
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My dog of 17 years just died. Oh you’re kidding?… Noooo… as funny as that is, I’m not
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Sometimes you can’t see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.
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I have a great career, and I have wonderful fans who really are supportive and loyal – because I’m not hiding anything from them.
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In the beginning there was nothing. God said, ‘Let there be light!’ And there was light. There was still nothing, but you could see it a whole lot better.
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Please raise your children with love and non-judgement. Tell them everyone has the right to love who they want to love. It shouldn’t threaten you or who you are.
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If you want to get rid of stuff, you can always do a good spring-cleaning. Or you can do what I do. Move.
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I do like men and I had, you know, a guy in high school that I wanted to marry desperately. He’s the mayor of some small town in Texas. I could be the mayor’s wife right now.
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I love furniture. And I thought, why are we not seeing who’s making the cool new coffee table and these new designs that come out?
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People give me such a hard time because I don’t wear dresses. What’s that got to do with anything?
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I care passionately about equal rights [and] animal rights.
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I think gender plays a part in most things, but I don’t know how it would be different because I’ve never been a man. And my fame is different from Nicole Kidman’s or Sharon Stone’s. I think everybody’s fame is different.
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So many people prefer to live in drama because it’s comfortable. It’s like someone staying in a bad marriage or relationship – it’s actually easier to stay because they know what to expect every day, versus leaving and not knowing what to expect.
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