When I skate my best performances, all of my feelings and emotions come from my soul. Figure skating is my outlet, my art, my painting, my fashion design. It’s how I speak, and I speak from my soul. When I’m off the ice, I think I act more from my heart. “Soul” and “heart” are two different things for me. The soul is something that is inside you when you are born, and the last thing you feel when you die. But your heart is what makes you “yourself”. It’s what gives you a face; it’s what gives you color. It’s what gives you vibrancy. For me, on the ice, it’s “soul.” Off the ice, it’s “heart.” It’s good to have both. If I were the same everywhere I would probably be bored.
--1101.com, Johnny Weir!!!, "Johnny Comes to Our Office," Episode 4:  Cry with a Smile, September 2, 2010
(Interview at Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun with Itoi Shigesato)