I Was Voted Biggest Ham And Likeliest

Royal Young Has Accomplished A Rare Feat In His Fresh And Riveting Debut: He Manages To Recount His Fascinating Youth And Unconventional Family With A Mixture Of Humor, Scathing Honesty And Tenderness. Much More Than Simply A Book About A Kid Who Dreams Of Stardom, Fame Shark Is A Thoughtful, Hilarious And Moving Love Letter To His Family And The Lower East Side Of New York City.

To Actually Be Allowed To Be Beautiful Is A Total First For Me.

I Am, Uh ... A 6 Foot Tall Woman, I Feel Like I'm A Healthy Size, I'm Not Anorexic; And I Feel That People Who Aren't Anorexic Are Punished ... For Not Being Anorexic.

My Fantasy Life Made Me Survivor. One Day I Knew That Me, This Skinny, Ugly Girl Who Was Only Invited To Slumber Parties When They Were Forced To - Someday I Knew I Would Be Someone. That Was My Driving Goal. It Wasn't To Be Famous. I Didn't Want Furs And Signing Autographs, I Didn't Care About Any Of That. I Wanted To Be Someone Other Than Myself.

And To Be Different Is Great. You Don't Want To Be The Same.