Top 55 Conchita Wurst Quotes

I always say that my biggest goal is a Grammy, and on the way there I will grab everything that is given.

If you want to be a bearded lady then you are allowed to do that because you’re not hurting anybody.

I don’t understand why people spend so much time thinking about me if they don’t like what I do. I couldn’t care less about things I don’t like.

I have so many incredible fans in Russia, I really badly want to go there.

I find it hard to believe when people tell me I inspired them in any kind of way because I think to myself, ‘well, why?’ It’s just me – not Madonna.

It is an honour and it’s flattering that people refer to me as someone they trust or get inspired from.

I got an invitation to speak in the European parliament and I met Ban Ki-moon, the secretary-general of the U.N. I took those opportunities to talk about what I thought was right. That those people, who are more important and powerful than I am, think I’m relevant enough to give a speech is mind-blowing.

Being a teenager in a small Austrian village was not fabulous. I tried to fit in and changed myself to be part of the game. I now realise I can create the game.

I am sorry to disappoint you, I’ll never compete ever again at the Eurovision.

I have many fans in Russia.

It’s strange that a little facial hair causes that much excitement.

I love huge dramatic songs with ridiculously big orchestral parts.

I’m not the biggest fan of my first album.

The private person Tom Neuwirth and the art figure Conchita Wurst respect each other from the bottom of their hearts. They are two individual characters with their own individual stories, but with one essential message for tolerance and against discrimination.

I didn’t invent the bearded lady. It’s been around for ages, and there are so many bearded drag queens out there – but they’re not in the mainstream as I am.

I have a very busy life, and I love meeting people, but I also like to be alone.

But yes, I really feel great in Austria, I love my home and Vienna is just the best place to be.

I started out as being a diva in a golden dress and now to a more bearded drag artist guy in boots.

Eurovision is this bubble of inclusivity and respect, and it’s so beautiful, if only the whole world would be in this bubble. It is a family that will never forget about you.

Over the years I’ve realised that there’s nothing wrong with me. But there was a long way for me to go to get back to this loud and outgoing kid, and to get to the point where I could say, ‘Yeah, I’m gay, so what?’

Maybe I’ll never get the Grammy. But maybe I will get things that are worth much, much more than any Grammy which could stand on my shelf.

If people really want to know whether I am a woman or transsexual, I take it as a compliment. It means I’m doing my job well.

Because of the discrimination during my time as a teenager I decided to live my life as I want it.

I do love to have pictures taken and to pose and wear fabulous gowns, so red carpets are a comfort zone.

When I’m standing in front of all those lawmakers in the European Parliament, then I’m a speaker, when I’m singing, I’m a singer. If I’m on the catwalk, then I’m being a model. That can all happen in one week or even on the same day.

Conchita is a symbol of the fact that you just can live a wonderful life when you do what makes you happy.

I was actually a very confident little kid. I would go to kindergarten in a skirt.

But I would not refuse a meeting with Putin. I would like to spend a week with Putin, so that I could better understand him.

I am happy being a man in a dress. Some people get confused and think I’m a trans woman, but I’m strict about the difference. What I do is performance, it’s staged, it’s glamour – it’s not real life. But for trans people, being born in the wrong body – there’s nothing glamorous or easy about that.

The main topic I’m always talking about is equality, and I get that it’s politics, but it shouldn’t be. It should be the most normal thing ever. There’s bullying and discrimination about the colour of your skin, your religion. And it must end.

I’m just a singer in a fabulous dress, with great hair and a beard.

I decided to be this bearded lady in 2011.

I’d done drag since I was 14, for special occasions, and in 2010 a friend of mine with her own burlesque group was looking for a host. During a party I was just fooling around, taking the microphone, saying stupid, funny things, and she asked me afterward if I wanted to host her burlesque show every Saturday.

I’m jealous, I’m moody, I’m really not good to be around as a boyfriend.

It is wonderful but kind of surreal when people turn to me and say they see some kind of an inspiration.

I grew up in a small Austrian village, a quite conservative one, and I was the weird little boy always dressing as a girl.

I see myself as quite boring and simple.

You can’t reduce a country to its tolerance or intolerance.

Being a teenager, a gay teenager, in such a small village is not that much fun. I am part of the gay community and most gays have a similar story to mine.

It’s just unbelievable that nearly every gay human being knows who I am now – that’s overwhelming.

The most important thing will be when we actually stop talking about sexual orientation. The moment we reach that point when that is not important any more, we’ve reached a big goal which is a long way in front of us.

You know, I have a very thick skin.

The first song I remember listening to in a language other than German was ‘Goldfinger,’ by Shirley Bassey. I was seven years old at the time and I had no idea which language it was or who the lady was singing it, but it touched me and I realised that it was the sort of music I liked.

I love women. I grab every inspiration I can from women and for me it’s a bit of fun.

I don’t see myself as a political figure.

I don’t focus on negativity, I focus on the good things.

When not dressed as Conchita I am a man, and a lazy one at that.

It’s my music. If it’s not good enough, then that’s how it will be.

Once I decided to be a different person on stage, I got the chance to be larger than life and over the top, which I love.

Expectations are dangerous. I recommend not having any, if only to avoid disappointment.

I’m not perfect, I just do what I think is right. So if I can’t fulfil people’s expectations, I’m sorry, but it’s not my fault.

I would prefer a society where we don’t have to explain ourselves. But I get that many people just need those labels to understand it. And if I make my situation or beliefs more understandable by putting labels on it, I’m happy to do it.

If you’ve got the chance to really speak your mind and do what you feel and express yourself how you want, then this is freedom. Drag is freedom.

You have to be respectful. Don’t ask for respect if you are not respectful. It’s not depending on your sexuality, your gender or the colour of your skin. It should be in the focus to live a respectful life.

I took to the Eurovision stage as an opportunity to talk to Europe about tolerance and acceptance.