I think that absolutely, without the shadow of a doubt, gay people have a right to be married; have a right to have their relationships counted and validated. They already do count and they already are validated, that’s a fact. And we live in a country where there are laws and systems and I think that our relationships need to be integrated into those. We shouldn’t wait for Straight America to validate our relationships before we behave as if they’re validated. In other words, if you’re in a relationship and you feel like you’re with your life partner, you should just behave and act like you’re married. I think that’s a very important thing we can do for ourselves - to sort of heal ourselves

I`m very proud to be a gay American human being. I feel very honored to be able to do what I do, being a gay man. I`ve tried to take tthe opportunity to be as positive a person as I can be, as positive role model as I can be. But I`ve always been active in the gay community and have always gathered my strength from the gay community.

Early on in my life I had made a pact with myself that regardless of what [others] had in mind for me, I would always follow my bliss.

I don`t ever apologize for who I am because then I let someone else decide who I am.

Ever since I was young, I was always interested in exploring spirituality. I know that there are many paths to God, there is not just one path.

If you`re gay and you feel in your heart that you are a Catholic and that is how you need to worship God, then you just go on and do it. Don`t let anybody tell you that you aren`t welcome, and don`t let anyone take your church away from you because it`s not their church, it`s your church.

You know what I like about disposable razors? They`re disposable.

What we Five do is not just slap a haircut or clothes or exterior style on them. We want what works for them - the rock-n-roll of their lives.

We shouldn`t any of us be afraid of teaching protective measures to save lives.

There really is something raw about sexuality that`s real and good and we must continue to learn to not be ashamed of it. But - we have to honor the reality of practicing safer sex.

The externals are important but I`m not interested in superficiality.

That said, we don`t approach these improvements as only a surface aesthetic. The producers and we think that these men are helped with their inner needs when they pay attention to their externals.

Some of my awareness as a homosexual person created a certain amount of shame around HIV, which I`m still dealing with.

Queer Eye is a makeover show, meant to help our straight brethren.

Our sexual lives are maintained by the shadow side and the light side, so the more we can understand and embrace enlightenment, the less need there is for chemical enhancement.

Our Quakers love us. we`re big with the Quakers. It`s all about cleanliness.

No nose hair. Ever. You`d be surprised at all the little twigs sticking out. I just can`t get it. How can you see that and not just want to hack it off?

It`s not being marketed as a gay show by a gay person. It`s just Ellen DeGeneres.

It`s definitely there - this impulse to be creative - and we`re trying to help the man on his journey to become who he was meant to be.

I`m no interior decorator, but just I have a feeling that plastic plants in the bathroom... probably not a good idea.

I`m all for guys being butch and guys being men. I identify with that and appreciate that. But if I`m going to stab my gay brother in the back who isn`t butch and who maybe acts a little bit more effeminate, what good is that?

I like a woman with priorities.

I just don`t know that shame and fear need to be our teachers; rather, compassion, understanding, and love should be our guides.

I enjoy my relationship with straight men. It`s very nurturing. It`s very validating to hang out with straight guys and be accepted. So many of us, we were not accepted when we were younger by straight persons in high school.

For the first time in my life, I want the right to get married. I`ve met somebody who meets the criteria of what I`ve always imagined in and wanted from a partner - someone to marry and to bring children into the world with.

For myself, Queer Eye feeds more to my heart and my soul than as a platform for a career.

Everyone`s hip to the fact that we all do things to accentuate our looks - and it`s much more accepted.

Drugs and alcohol can be so destructive.

Call me old-fashioned, but I like my conditioners to be conditioners and my shampoos to be shampoos.

As far as the grooming goes, if I`m introducing someone to skin care, I really hope they`ll take what I`ve given them and use that for a long time.