"I'm half living my life between reality and fantasy at all times."

"Some artists are working to buy the mansion or whatever the element of fame must bear, but I spend all my money on my show."

"I am my own sanctuary and I can be reborn as many times as I choose throughout my life."

"To this day, some of my closest friends say, 'Gaga, you know, everything's great. You're a singer your dreams have come true.' But, still, when certain things are said to you over and over again as you're growing up, it stays with you and you wonder if they're true."

"There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich."

"In fact, corporate and union moneys go overwhelmingly to incumbents, so limiting that money, as Congress did in the campaign finance law, may be the single most self-denying thing that Congress has ever done."

"Money just draws flies."

"There aren't enough good roles for strong women. I wish we had more female writers. Most of the female characters you see in films today are the 'poor heartbroken girl.'"