Carmen Carrera

“I would love to do more modeling. I would love to do anything really, mainstream, and help to create, I guess, a feeling of acceptance for people who are different and not look at them like they're freaks or whatever.”

“For me, I know I am a trans activist and I try my best to stand up when the time is right, but at the same time, I don't always want to be considered transgender around my friends and people at my daughter's school. I just want to be considered a woman.”

“In all honesty plastic surgery these days goes hand-in-hand with beauty maintenance. It's nothing new. Who I am, my body, I was not created from surgery, at all, whatsoever.”

“I don't view myself as a 'trans actor' or a 'trans model.' I mean, I am - it's part of who I am - but it's not something that solely defines me.”

“Your gender should not matter in your heart or in the way you express your personality.”

“I'm very passionate and believe that every time the LGBT community is featured in the media, people are learning about us.”

“It just so happens that I'm trans. It shouldn't have to be like 'Oh, that's the trans model selling the trans clothes.'”

“We must learn to exist together in peace and love people as they are. That is the only way humanity wins.”

“My family is very supportive, lucky for me.”

“I just want to say that I'm, like, living for myself, because I was onstage at Radio City Music Hall with Christina Aguilera - and my name was on the screen. It was a big moment!”

“Beauty comes from within, but it's up to us to use fashion and beauty to express who we are on the inside.”

“I'd like to live in a country where I feel safe.”