Kyan Douglas

“I've tried to take the opportunity to be as positive a person as I can be, as positive role model as I can be.”

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

“We shouldn't any of us be afraid of teaching protective measures to save lives.”

“Drugs and alcohol can be so destructive.”

“I don't ever apologize for who I am because then I let someone else decide who I am.”

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

“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.”

“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?”

“You know what I like about disposable razors? They're disposable.”

“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.”

“We all have our paths in life we are supposed to follow to find who we are supposed to be, but it's not always a straight path. There is something inside of us that guides us, and if you are quiet and listen to it, you'll be all right.”

“Our Quakers love us. we're big with the Quakers. It's all about cleanliness.”

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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?”

“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.”

“I just don't know that shame and fear need to be our teachers; rather, compassion, understanding, and love should be our guides.”