It was hard for me to do the show (All American Girl) because a lot of people didn't even understand the concept of Asian-American. I was on a morning show, and the host said, 'Awright, Margaret, we're changing over to an ABC affiliate So why don't you tell our viewers in your native language that we're making that transition' So I looked at the camera and said, 'Um, they're changing over to an ABC affiliate.'
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People drain me, even the closest of friends, and I find loneliness to be the best state in the union to live in.Margaret Cho
Some people are that - more than a parent, more than a role model, more than anything less than a religion.
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I don't really have an agenda. I don't care about being on a sitcom or making an impression to the powers that be. I'm doing all this ... because this is what I want to do. So I'm free to do whatever I like to.
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I love the word faggot, because it describes my kind of guy. You see, I am a fag hag. Fag hags are the backbone of the gay community. Without us, you're nothing We have been there all through history guiding your sorry ass through the underground railroad ...We went to the prom with you.
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Try to love someone who you want to hate, because they are just like you, somewhere inside, in a way you may never expect, in a way that resounds so deeply within you that you cannot believe it.
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Fun and games for sure, but with an underlying middle finger toward growing intolerance in mainstream USA. To me, it's always about a queer audience, ... If it bleeds into mainstream culture, that's fine - they can come along and sit in for the ride. There is nothing else but gay culture for me. It's being part of that gay audience, being included within it, speaking from within it.
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