The 100 Best Leslie Jordan Quotes
⬇️ Download
I don't watch scripted television, and I finally figured out why. It's my line of work, you know? It's what I do. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on objectification quotes.
⬇️ Download
I'm a true Hollywood success story - knew no one, had no connections. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on attention quotes.
⬇️ Download
I can tell when I meet you, within three minutes, how you were raised. When I met Lady Gaga on the 'American Horror' set... beautifully brought up. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about sarcasm.
⬇️ Download
I had a degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where they said, 'Mr. Jordan, please learn to pronounce your degree.' 'Cause I said I have a degree in 'thee-a-ter.' Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about relevance.
⬇️ Download
I'm Southern to the bone. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on reserved quotes.
⬇️ Download
I'm truly 95 percent a hermit. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about progress.
⬇️ Download
I don't mind playing gay because there's a whole plethora of gay roles out there, but if I get asked to play one more Southern hairdresser, I'm going to scream. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on inspiration quotes.
⬇️ Download
I was there when APLA was started in somebody's living room. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about misogyny.
⬇️ Download
From my years on 'Will & Grace,' you'd think I'm Madonna. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about enchantment.
⬇️ Download
I've always sang a little like a 16-year-old girl, but even Ann-Margret stopped after a while and brought it down a bit. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about attention.
⬇️ Download
Time has taught me that parents do the best they can with the light they are seeing with. That is what we all do. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on generational divide quotes.
⬇️ Download
All my life I've always been so ashamed of being feminine. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on indifferent quotes.
⬇️ Download
Nobody really knows if there's a God - not Oprah, not Joel Osteen, not the Pope. Nobody has touched or felt or conversed with God. They say they have, but let's get real. I think that is what keeps me from coming out as an atheist. I think to myself, even the atheists don't know that there isn't a God. Nobody knows anything. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about uncommunicative.
⬇️ Download
I don't sing. I don't dance. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about detached.
⬇️ Download
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. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about compassion.
⬇️ Download
I've done every series that had gone down the toilet. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on pride quotes.
⬇️ Download
You just can't move back with your mom at 64. It just doesn't quite work. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on bullying quotes.
⬇️ Download
I always call my journey into sobriety, my journey into queerdom, because I really did hate everything about myself. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about relevance.
⬇️ Download
In my day there was no one to tell me anything and I feel I have a responsibility to help a new generation. A lady in Atlanta came up to me and said: 'Honey, you are a ministry.' It is about the knowledge I can give others. I think gays will look after their own. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about marginalization.
⬇️ Download
I wasn't what you would envision for the son of an Army man. I liked doll baby clothes and twirled a baton. But my aunts and uncles tell me how much he loved me. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on homophobic media quotes.
⬇️ Download
There isn't a lot I can do on this planet, but I can be funny. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about insensitive.
⬇️ Download
It's so nice that today, young gay men have a choice about who they want to hang out with. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about social responsibility.
⬇️ Download
I am not a drag queen. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on recognition quotes.
⬇️ Download
Growing up, the main thing I was ashamed of was my voice. It is very effeminate. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on masculinity quotes.
⬇️ Download
I'm on the road almost eight months of the year. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about misrepresentation.
⬇️ Download
At one time, when I was younger, I exercised regularly and had a 27-inch waist. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about lightheartedness.
⬇️ Download
The thing that I love about 'Will & Grace' is that there's a clear-cut reason for my character to be there. I come in with the zinger. My character seldom has much to do with moving the story ahead. I know exactly what my job is there. It's just a party, basically. I'm just having a ball. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about prejudice.
⬇️ Download
In the 1980s we had the huge catastrophe of AIDS and you would walk down the street and see someone who was dying. It was horrendous. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about commitment.
⬇️ Download
I don't know why all three, my comedic idols are... women. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on fame quotes.
⬇️ Download
People say, 'Oh, you do theater!' And I say, 'Honey, I do theater to get better TV and film roles.' Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about lgbtq+ representation.
⬇️ Download
I love, love, love South Florida. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on artistry quotes.
⬇️ Download
Honey, I conquered Netflix. I watched 'em all. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about wit.
⬇️ Download
I'm a worker bee. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about playfulness.
⬇️ Download
Beverley Leslie was closeted. I'm not closeted. He was a little homophobic. He's a social climber. I'm nothing like that. He had a mean streak. I don't think I'm mean at all. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about celebrity.
⬇️ Download
What's been interesting is that the more famous the person is, the less they seem to care if I talk about them. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about perspective.
⬇️ Download
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. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on freedom quotes.
⬇️ Download
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. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about community.
⬇️ Download
The fact that I had a gay agent was good because he could say: 'Honey, you've got an audition today. Keep your feet on the ground, O.K.?' Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on support quotes.
⬇️ Download
Lesbian humor is nothing like gay men's humor. We're sillier. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about exploration.
⬇️ Download
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. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about challenging authority.
⬇️ Download
I'm Southern, I'm gay, I'm little - I get Ma'am'd a lot on the phone. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about education.
⬇️ Download
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. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about sarcasm.
⬇️ Download
I have a standup I do in gay bars, and it's filthy. I have to assess the crowd. If it's an all-gay crowd, I'll dip into the stories of my sordid past. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on showmanship quotes.
⬇️ Download
I was reading Agatha Christie as a little boy. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on narrative quotes.
⬇️ Download
All my boyfriends are in their 20s. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on responsibility quotes.
⬇️ Download
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.' Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on satire quotes.
⬇️ Download
Big Brother' has put me off people. I thought, 'I'm gonna get a dog.' I really think I'm going to become more reclusive. It was nothing like I expected. I was so naive about it. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on uncomfortable quotes.
⬇️ Download
I feel as if I've been to Miami a million times because I do so many cruises out of Miami. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about fitness.
⬇️ Download
That's the secret to happiness. Find something you can make money at that you really love to do. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about modesty.
⬇️ Download
I'm an aging show pony and they trot me out here and there. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on career quotes.
⬇️ Download
The church was everything: our social engagements, Sunday morning, Sunday evening. Wednesday night was the hour of power. We had Bible study on certain days. Saturday afternoon was choir practice. I wanted desperately to be a good Christian. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about understanding.
⬇️ Download
You know, you learned that very young in American culture that the feminine boys don't do well. And yet, I had a dad who was a lieutenant colonel in the army. My dad was a man's man, but he still adored me. And somehow in the midst of that, I still grew up hating the sissy in me. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on empowerment quotes.
⬇️ Download
I fell out of the womb and landed in my mother's high heels. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on homophobic attitudes quotes.
⬇️ Download
My theater professor once said to me 'Leslie, you are capable of genuine artistry but you're the laziest actor I know. And yes, you can make people laugh, but you're going to become a parody of yourself and end up in Hollywood if you're not careful.' And he's right, I did all of that. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about homophobic tropes.
⬇️ Download
I grew up riding. From the time I was nineteen years old to the time I was twenty five I exercised race horses. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about pride.
⬇️ Download
I do so many cruises out of Miami, all the RSVP ones. And I'm on the cruises out of Fort Lauderdale all the time. I'm always doing cruise after cruise out of there. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about self-reflection.
⬇️ Download
I'm one of the most popular cabaret performers, and I don't sing a note. And nobody expects me to sing. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on antisocial quotes.
⬇️ Download
People are really surprised when they meet me that I'm a recluse. People think I'm very gregarious and outgoing - and I am - I'm thinking about writing a book about it called 'The Gregarious Recluse.' How the more that you put me out there in front of audiences, the more that when I have down time I have to disappear. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about shiny.
⬇️ Download
I have not left the house after 6 o'clock without a paycheck for years. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about witicism.
⬇️ Download
I really think 'Straight Outta Chattanooga' is one of my best shows. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on independence quotes.
⬇️ Download
The only thing I know how to do is be funny - that's it. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about appearance.
⬇️ Download
I knew I was as gay as a goose. Then I ended up in West Hollywood, where the queers hang from the trees. I was home. I had landed. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about levity.
⬇️ Download
I had an awful experience where I went to the U.K. and did reality. I can't even get into it - it was called 'Celebrity Big Brother U.K.' Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on generational divide quotes.
⬇️ Download
I've never been known for being a team player, but I've adjusted to being part of a big cast and it has worked out beautifully. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on identity quotes.
⬇️ Download
I was always the class clown. I was always the funny one. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about courage.
⬇️ Download
I grew up in the Baptist church and, honey, they baptized me about 14 times. It never did take. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about attraction.
⬇️ Download
My success on the road is predicated on my success in Hollywood. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on limitations quotes.
⬇️ Download
I always thought I'd be good at musicals, and it turns out I make up for my lack of skill with enthusiasm. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on performance quotes.
⬇️ Download
Film's a director's medium. Stage an actor's medium. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on voting quotes.
⬇️ Download
I don't go out at night. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about sarcasm.
⬇️ Download
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. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on homophobic characters quotes.
⬇️ Download
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. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about nostalgia.
⬇️ Download
I can spot a homosexual at forty paces. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about equality.
⬇️ Download
My mother and grandmother created this secret garden where it was OK for boys to play with dolls, and it was OK for little boys to sew potholders. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on self-confidence quotes.
⬇️ Download
I can entertain myself for hours. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on inclusion quotes.
⬇️ Download
I'd do an exercise video because there are so many gay men with these perfect abs and they do exercise videos. So I did an exercise video where my stomach looked like my water's about to break. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about unresponsive.
⬇️ Download
I've always been interested in forensics and the way they solve things. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on transformation quotes.
⬇️ Download
In my head I have had the most torrid affairs with actors I have worked with. You should hear what George Clooney and I have got up to! Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about gender.
⬇️ Download
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. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about birds.
⬇️ Download
I won an Emmy in 2006! Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about tolerance.
⬇️ Download
In a perfect world we'd want gay people to play gay people, but I think that's a good rule of thumb: Whoever gives the best audition should get the part. My problem is getting anybody to hire me for anything other than queens. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about joyfulness.
⬇️ Download
There are two or three ways to combat homophobia - one is through humor. The second is to put a face on it. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on priorities quotes.
⬇️ Download
I had 20,000 followers and I treasured that. People'd say, 'Oh that's nothing.' I said, 'What are you crazy? That's 20,000 people that wanna hear what I gotta say!' Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about equality.
⬇️ Download
In 1993, I premiered my solo piece 'Hysterical Blindness and Other Southern Tragedies That Have Plagued My Life So Far' at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre. It then went to New York and ran for several months Off-Broadway. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on feminism quotes.
⬇️ Download
One of the main reasons I started writing these one-man shows was that this really evil casting director once said to me, 'you're peripheral and you'll always be peripheral. You'll come in with the zingers and have very little to do, so just accept that and take the money.' Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about uncomfortable.
⬇️ Download
I figured out quick I had to write my own ticket. I realized I could tell stories and make money from it. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about indifferent.
⬇️ Download
My gift is to be funny. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about exploitation.
⬇️ Download
I have a lot of shame, and until I got sober at 42 years of age, I had never voted. I was just a hippie. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about respect.
⬇️ Download
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. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about homophobic characters.
⬇️ Download
I'm very proud of my Southern accent, it's part of me. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about breaking barriers.
⬇️ Download
I will never be a Robert De Niro or Meryl Streep, the kind of actor that disappears into a role. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about uncomfortable.
⬇️ Download
I really was in jail with Robert Downey Jr. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about beauty.
⬇️ Download
I love my family dearly. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about second chances.
⬇️ Download
I grew up in Chattanooga. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on curiosity quotes.
⬇️ Download
I got sober at age forty-two. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on homophobic entertainment quotes.
⬇️ Download
We figured out as a community of gay people, we have to take care of our own. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on gags quotes.
⬇️ Download
My daddy - whenever he wanted to teach us a lesson, he'd tell us a story. It's an Old South tradition. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on passion quotes.
⬇️ Download
We've got to be kind. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on routine quotes.
⬇️ Download
One job I did turn down was 'How I Met Your Mother.' My character was 'creepy gay guy.' That was the character. The script said, 'Creepy gay guy gets in elevator every day with Jason Segel character and he's just being creepy.' Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on quotes about bullying.
⬇️ Download
I'm not Kathy Griffin. I can't do 1200 seat venues. I need 300, 400 something like that. Leslie Jordan, actor
You may also like our articles on control quotes.
Related Articles
Popular Articles
