Definitely practice in the mirror before you attempt it. You have to use your body in the upright position, you can use your knees for support and that's the only way you can twerk.

I always try to have my hair and my nails did no matter what. As long as that's done, putting an outfit and some shoes together, and a little makeup, that's nothing.

When I go shopping, I try to specify certain things for certain events, but most of the time, I have so much stuff to pull from at home in the closet.

The best times I've had backstage are when you have people around you who genuinely love you, respect your privacy, and have your back - that's what it's all about.

Performing has always been a natural part of me.

We have a dance in bounce music called 'exercising' where you just open your legs and shake your butt a little bit from side to side.

Bounce is taking flight all over the globe. New York especially, and L.A., Canada, Portland, Washington. It keeps getting bigger and bigger.

When I was little I was into gospel music.

I loved listening to music around the house with my mom on Saturday mornings when we would clean up.

Being gay and coming up in New Orleans was not easy. At first I was very terrified and very timid.

Being a big kid, I was kind of fat and chubby, and I got picked on quite a bit.

Real twerkers can use their knees for support.

I basically go with whatever my gut tells me.

When I first started, I was definitely reserved,. I was still trying to find myself.

I'm human, just like everyone else.

Housing vouchers are a vital lifeline for many people I know in New Orleans and around the country, including struggling artists.

I truly believe there needs to be more programs for artists and musicians to teach basic financial literacy and planning. Coming from where I came from, I know that I could have used that kind of assistance.

I love Red Bull, they support everything that I do. They always support music and they're always pushing music.

I was on subsidized housing for many years before my financial situation changed. I quickly found myself in a new economic structure and, frankly, knew little about how to handle my money.

Twerking - and it's a lot more than twerking - comes from a long history of music and dance in New Orleans. Twerkin' happen around the world for a long time now, so I'm very excited that it's coming into the public eye, as long as it's respected.

My mother was my rock and my inspiration.

People should be able to do what they want in life and not be judged or put in a box or a category.

I'm an artist. I'm a gay artist. My preferred identity is, 'any of the sort.' My fans like to identify me as 'she,' but I'm comfortable with who I am, I know who I am and it's all fine with me.

I grew up in a Baptist church my whole life.

Everything changed after Katrina. It's a new New Orleans now and I think it's better. It was a wake-up call and it rebuilt and cleaned up the city. It all happened for a reason. I'm now grateful for Katrina.

My church people supported me when I made my transition from gospel to bounce and that made it a lot easier.

Gay folks go to church. We pray to the Lord too.

I'm always honored to see my music and New Orleans Bounce make its way into mainstream culture.

I've always been indie.

I'm a performer, so when I get to any space, I make it my own for that moment and have fun.

Drake and I have built a relationship, vibing and performing together.

I owe my start in professional wrestling to the red-headed kid from 'The Partridge Family.' I was discovered by Hulk Hogan, Jimmy Hart, and Ric Flair in Chicago when I was introduced to those three gentlemen by Danny Bonaduce.

I'd love to wrestle Baron Corbin and Finn Balor.

When I came out in '95, even though it was part of the storyline, I was known as the next evolution of Andre, the next giant. I was that young, athletic, trash-talking monster. That was my introduction to the industry, and I was able to build on that.

There are a lot of projects I want to do with producing and acting outside of wrestling.

Professionally, John Cena has my respect more than anybody I've ever been around in the ring and out of the ring.

It's funny, I used to ask guys who were in shape all the time, like Triple H, 'What do you do?' It was hard to get information out of them, and I understand why now. When you take the time and do the research, it's more about what suits you, not what suits everybody.

I've always been a really hard critic of everything I do.

I can look at every one of my faults, see they're there, and go out and try to improve on it.

The toughest problem for us as giants is finding someone that we can work with and wrestle.

I have a lot of respect for Shaq. He's one of the greatest NBA centers of all time.

WrestleMania is one of those events where you want to put the most different, most extravagant, most exotic show you can out there.

Brock Lesnar is a guy who doesn't do a lot of live events, doesn't do a lot of house shows, but every time he steps in the ring, it has a big-fight feel.

There's a lot of trainers in my career, between Terry Taylor and Arn Anderson, who've always told me to keep my damn feet on the ring mat, and there's just that little kid in me - I may be 45, but there's that little kid in me that, if I get a chance to do some flying, I'm gonna do it.

I've wrestled some of the strongest, most athletic guys this business has ever seen. Brock Lesnar, John Cena, Mark Henry, Kane. These guys are phenomenal, phenomenal athletes and powerhouses.

Bam Bam Bigelow was an amazing athlete for his size.

You've got to have a mean streak to be a successful, big man.

I like to think, personally, that Shaq got scared. He saw the six-pack and realized if he faced me at WrestleMania, he was going to be Fat Shaq.

I wouldn't want to get Shaq's mom mad, I'll tell you that much. If she told me to do something, I would do it in a heartbeat. I wouldn't want her mad at me. That woman is serious.

I'm definitely saying right now that if I had to face Shaq's mom at WrestleMania, I will not show up. I'll be scared. If Shaq shows up, no problem. Shaq's mom shows up, eh, I don't know. I think I might get the flu.