루폴의 지혜: 삶, 드래그, 웃음

### 루폴의 즉석 Q&A 하이라이트
* 🎭 용기의 정의: 루폴은 용기를 **"자신의 행복을 따르고 그에 대해 변명하지 않는 능력"**이라고 정의합니다.
* 💡 탁월함의 정의: 그는 탁월함을 **"원천이 나를 통해 일할 수 있도록 자신을 그릇, 채널로 허용하고 그 원천에 자신을 맞추는 것"**이라고 정의합니다.
* 💪 드래그의 힘: 루폴은 드래그를 **"클락 켄트에게 슈퍼맨 수트"**라고 표현하며, 개인이 자기 인식을 확장할 수 있게 해준다고 말합니다.
* 🔪 살인을 위한 최고의 방법: 루폴에 따르면, 살인을 하는 가장 좋은 방법은 **"자신을 알고, 자신이 되는 것"**이라며 진정성을 강조합니다.
* 🔮 누군가에 대해 가장 먼저 알아차리는 것: 루폴은 **"상대방의 기운"**을 알아차리고 상대방이 어떤 사람인지, 무엇을 원하는지 **감지할 수 있다고 말합니다.**
* 😂 가장 중요하게 생각하는 특성: **"내가 세상에서 가장 좋아하는 일은 웃는 것"**이라고 말할 정도로 유머 감각을 가장 중요하게 여깁니다.
* 👩 어른이 되는 가장 현명한 방법: 루폴은 어른이 된다는 것은 특정 상황에서 **"입을 다물고 있을 수 있는 것"**을 의미한다고 말합니다.
* 🤖 AI의 핵심 사항: **"그 질문이 마음에 안 들어요."**

루폴은 유머, 자기 표현, 친절을 중시하며 삶을 너무 심각하게 받아들이지 말라고 조언합니다.

Hello, darlings. Now we're going to do a new format here,
which is On the Spot. I'm told it's On the Spot. And I will be answering
a series of questions. So we'll see how this goes, alright? Let's start with our first question. And again, I have 10 minutes. So we'll see, I bet I can do it
faster than 10 minutes. Define bravery. Define bravery. I think bravery is the ability
to follow your bliss and make no excuses for that, alright? Define brilliance. I think allowing yourself
to be a vessel, a channel, so that the source can work through you,
and you align yourself with that source. I think that's brilliance. (Applause) What's the power of drag? Now the power of drag, it's like the Superman suit to Clark Kent. It allows you to expand your idea
of who you are, of what you are.

And it's a very simple
trick, and it works. I recommend everybody try it tonight. (Laughter) What's the best way to slay? Know thyself, be thyself. You are the best version of you,
so you can slay that way. I get a round of applause for that. Thank you, over here. What's the first thing
you notice about someone? I notice their aura. I can see, I can sense
what they're about, what they want. You know, for years, I learned
how to sort of shape-shift myself into what I felt someone needed from me. Listen, not the greatest thing
in the world to do because you leave
a little bit of yourself behind. But it sure did teach me a lot about reading someone's
character, you know, and my own character. Alright. What trait do you most value? A sense of humor, people. A sense of humor.

My favorite thing to do in the world is to laugh. My favorite thing in the world to do is to laugh. And I've done a lot of things. But if you have a sense of humor, yeah, because I think if you have a sense of humor, you get it. This is all an illusion, OK? (Laughter) Don't take any of it too seriously, alright? What's the wisest way to be an adult? Well, to be an adult, you have to be able to keep your mouth closed. Because there's a lot of things you want to say in situations, but an adult knows better. (Laughter) You know, it's true. It's true. You can't say everything to everybody. You really, just, you can't. I wish we could. I wish we could, but we can't. If there's one thing you want AI to keep in mind, what is it?

I don't like that question. (Laughter and applause.) Which of your dreams have not yet come true? I would love to be able to put together a retail storyline that is just as magnificent as Patagonia and Esprit and all the things they've done. I'd love to do that. Maybe there's time. Yeah, oh, hi. (Laughter.) What's the best way to say goodbye? I really don't like saying goodbye. I never have. But I've learned to be in the moment and to actually acknowledge someone and the time that we spent together. I've learned how to to sit in that. I think I was always too sensitive, so I never liked to say goodbye. So the best way to say goodbye is to do it deliberately and to acknowledge that, you know, this could be the last time I ever see you. So, you know, I'm going to acknowledge that and stay in the moment.

Oh, thank you for being on the spot, RuPaul! (Applause and cheers) That's great. That's fantastic. Come on up here. That was going to be 10 minutes, and I have four minutes and 37 seconds left. Helen Walters: You want to chat? RC: You want to? HW: Shall we? RC: Let's do it. HW: OK, who has a question for RuPaul? RC: Oh, I thought you were going to chat with me. Questions from the audience? HW: Why not? RC: Well, I'll tell you why not. (Laughter) I don't think in all the years I've taken questions from the audience, mostly people like to make comments. HW: That's true. RC: And we don't really want comments. HW: No, that's true, that's true. RC: Maybe you and I should come up with a few questions to ask me.

HW: What would you like to tell everyone? 
RC: OK, alright. RuPaul, what is the best piece of advice you've ever gotten? 
HW: That's a good question. 
RC: Thank you. (Laughter) My 10th grade teacher, Mr. Parnell in Atlanta, Georgia. He said, RuPaul, my real name. Do not take life too seriously. The emphasis on too. He actually used some dirty language in there, and you can fill in the blanks where he put it. 
HW: You could also swear on this stage, it's fine. 
RC: No, no, darling, there may be Christian children here, darling. 
HW: There are none, I can guarantee it. (Laughter) 
RC: But no, it was the best advice at the time. I was in 10th grade. You know, I flunked the 10th grade. I repeated the 10th grade,

and then I dropped out in the 11th grade. But of all the time I spent in school, that was the most valuable
lesson I ever learned. And as the years went on, it became more and more valuable. Because ... it's like
we are actors on a stage. And it's as if the actors believe,
say, Twelfth Night, some Shakespeare thing. The actors actually believe they are the characters
they're playing, you know. And drag and laughter
and all those things shake it up to say, Hey, kiddo, you know, you're only playing a role. This show will close. And we're going to go on
to another show and another show and another show,
and it's going to be fabulous. HW: Yes, it sure is. RC: So don't get too invested
in Twelfth Night, darling. HW: So RuPaul? RuPaul is your real name. Why did your mom call you RuPaul?

RC: Well, you know, listen,
I will answer that question. I just want to say, if there are any
people who want to get into show business, do not use your real name. It's my real name because it ends up
on all of your public papers and all that stuff. And you know, you're at the gynecologist
or in the dentist chair and they know all your business, you know. But my mother, my mother saw a psychic
when she was pregnant with me. And the psychic said,
You're going to have a boy, and he's going to be famous. So my mother thought, You know, I'm going to name him
RuPaul Andre Charles, because ain't another
MF in the world with that name. (Laughter) Yeah, my real name. People call me Ru, though. HW: Who is your favorite
person on the planet? RC: My best friend,
who I happen to be married to.

His name is Georges LeBar, and he's so lovely and kind. I think the greatest attribute that humans can have is kindness. That's number one, number two is a fat ass. (Laughter) But and he's got both. He's Australian. He's absolutely lovely. He's lovely. (Laughter) HW: OK, we have 45 seconds, I'm not stopping. What's your favorite thing about television? RC: Oh my gosh, I learned everything I know from television, I love it. I'm watching a show called Murder, She Wrote right now. It's about 45 years old, and I can't get enough of it. I can't get enough of it, I love it. Murder, she sat down and she wrote. (Laughter) Alright, ladies and gentlemen, it has been so much fun. HW: Thank you, Ru. RC: Thank you so much. Give love to somebody.

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용기는 변명하지 않고 두려움 없이 자신의 열정을 따르는 것으로 정의됩니다.

탁월함은 내면의 원천이 나를 통해 작동하도록 허용하는 것으로 간주됩니다.

드래그의 힘은 자기 인식을 확장하는 능력에 있습니다.

자신을 알고 자신의 고유한 특성을 포용하는 것이 슬레이팅의 핵심입니다.

화자는 다른 어떤 특성보다 유머 감각을 중요하게 생각합니다.

웃음은 인생의 환상을 헤쳐나가고 너무 심각하게 받아들이지 않는 열쇠입니다.

어른이 된다는 것은 다양한 상황에서 입을 다물어야 할 때를 아는 것을 의미합니다.

화자의 이루지 못한 꿈은 파타고니아나 에스프리처럼 인상적인 리테일 스토리를 만드는 것입니다.

루폴과의 토론 인생 조언과 10학년

루폴은 조지아주 애틀랜타에서 10학년 때 선생님으로부터 받은 최고의 조언이 인생을 너무 심각하게 생각하지 말라는 것이었다고 말합니다.

또한 10학년 때 그 조언이 자신의 인생에 미친 영향에 대해서도 언급합니다.

루폴과 헬렌 월터스는 Q&A 세션에서 청중이 질문보다는 의견을 제시하는 경향에 대해 이야기합니다.

루폴과 함께하는 인생 수업 및 쇼 비즈니스

루폴은 인생에서 우리가 맡은 역할에 너무 몰입하지 말아야 한다는 소중한 교훈을 강조합니다.

그는 사생활 보호를 위해 쇼 비즈니스에서 실명을 사용하지 말라고 조언합니다.

루폴은 자신의 어머니가 미래의 명성을 예측한 점쟁이의 예언에 따라 자신의 이름을 지었으며, 배우자를 가장 좋아하는 사람으로 꼽는다고 밝힙니다.

조지 르바: 친절하고 사랑스러운 호주인

조르주 르바는 루폴이 사람이 가질 수 있는 가장 큰 특성으로 꼽는 친절함으로 유명합니다.

르바는 성격 외에도 외모로도 유명합니다.

루폴은 텔레비전에 대한 존경심을 표현하며 "머더, 쉬 라이크"라는 쇼에 대한 애정을 드러냅니다.