I think that anyone who is in any way creative or is creating something, whether an architect or fashion designer, I think if you have the opportunity to create something that is fully you, it frees your mind and your spirit and gives you the opportunity to really find yourself.
I dream of a world where we don't have to talk about unnecessary things like sexuality, who you love.
I do love to have pictures taken and to pose and wear fabulous gowns, so red carpets are a comfort zone.
The beard is a statement to say that you can achieve anything, no matter who you are or how you look.
I have a very busy life, and I love meeting people, but I also like to be alone.
I like to party at Christmas. We always have a duck, which my brother prepares.
If you've got the chance to really speak your mind and do what you feel and express yourself how you want, then this is freedom. Drag is freedom.
I am not a team player. I will not share the stage with anyone.
The private person Tom Neuwirth and the art figure Conchita Wurst respect each other from the bottom of their hearts. They are two individual characters with their own individual stories, but with one essential message for tolerance and against discrimination.
But I would not refuse a meeting with Putin. I would like to spend a week with Putin, so that I could better understand him.
We Europeans really have the picture of this very open-minded Australia.
The most important thing will be when we actually stop talking about sexual orientation. The moment we reach that point when that is not important any more, we've reached a big goal which is a long way in front of us.
I don't understand why people spend so much time thinking about me if they don't like what I do. I couldn't care less about things I don't like.
I see myself as quite boring and simple.
You can't reduce a country to its tolerance or intolerance.
I'm a drag artist, and we put so much effort into creating characters, so the easiest way to show us respect is to call us by the name we gave ourselves and refer to the gender we have chosen to be on stage.
Be the best version of yourself rather than a bad copy of someone else!
I was actually a very confident little kid. I would go to kindergarten in a skirt.
Conchita is a symbol of the fact that you just can live a wonderful life when you do what makes you happy.
The first song I remember listening to in a language other than German was 'Goldfinger,' by Shirley Bassey. I was seven years old at the time and I had no idea which language it was or who the lady was singing it, but it touched me and I realised that it was the sort of music I liked.
