I fell out of the womb and landed in my mother's high heels.
There are two or three ways to combat homophobia - one is through humor. The second is to put a face on it.
My sister was cute, she said, 'Oh my gosh, you're an overnight success.' 'Oh,' I said, 'this is the longest night.' I've been at it since 1982.
There are many paths to God. What really bothers me - and what I think is the height of arrogance and stupidity - is when one group believes their way is the only way. That really gets my dander up.
For years, I had a Christmas ornament I had bought at a Cracker Barrel that read 'Deck Them Halls, Y'all.' It always tickled me.
When I was little, I was like a magpie, which is a bird that's attracted to shiny things. They'll build their nests with Christmas tree tinsel.
You almost had to have grown up in the church like I did to realize how dark that is, how dark it is to be a kid and be told that God hates you or that there's something wrong with you.
I don't know what the other celebrity's lives are like but I lead a true celebrity life. I get pampered. I'm always alone.
I'm very proud of my Southern accent, it's part of me.
I will never be a Robert De Niro or Meryl Streep, the kind of actor that disappears into a role.
I grew up in the Baptist church and, honey, they baptized me about 14 times. It never did take.
I love my family dearly.
There isn't a lot I can do on this planet, but I can be funny.
I honor the sanctity of all religions - I'm not here to put them down. But the only religion that I personally embrace is the religion of kindness.
What amazes me with 'Will & Grace' fans is how young they are and how straight they are. The guys always come up and go, 'You are so funny on that show. My girlfriend watches that show.'
I'm an aging show pony and they trot me out here and there.
My mother had found this album of all these old slides from the '50s of me as a kid and I said, 'We should have these made into pictures because the color's so beautiful.' There were pictures of me from 1955 as a little baby wearing all these elaborate outfits, and in these pictures was this amazing story of a gay man and his mother.
I talk about things that happened in my life. Now, do I embellish? Absolutely. Come on, we all do it. It makes for a better story. But it always comes from a germ of truth.
I don't go out at night.
I'm a worker bee.
