Alexis Arquette Quotes

Alexis Arquette — American Actress born on July 28, 1969,

Alexis Arquette is an American actress, musician, and cabaret performer... (wikipedia)

I realized I'm not the kind of person who wants to go with the flow and fit in. I'm an agitator, I'm opinionated, I'm a libertine and leader.

I enjoy being a character actor; I enjoy being different in everything. I want a private life; I want to be able to go to 7-11 and not get into a fight with a guy because he saw me in a movie, or not have people hitting on me simply because they saw me in a movie.

Yes, I am transgendered but I also am a cross-dresser - I dress as a woman. It's not that I just want to be seen as a female in our society, I'm also a drag queen and a performer - there are many levels there.

I grew up at a time with androgyny in the 1980s; it was easy to pass under the radar as a gay may.

It's very important to me that people accept me as a transgendered female. But it's ridiculous to a lot of people and I understand that.