I burned out on AIDS and did no AIDS work for a couple of years. I was so angry that people were still getting this disease that nobody can give you - you have to go out and get it!

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To work all the time is to be incredibly lucky.

To work all the time is to be incredibly lucky.

So, did I work with Warhol? I worked with him less on that play then...

So, did I work with Warhol? I worked with him less on that play then...

In London they don't like you if you're still alive.

In London they don't like you if you're still alive.

How time files when you's doin' all the talking.

How time files when you's doin' all the talking.

A child's kiss is magic. Why else would they be so stingy with them?

A child's kiss is magic. Why else would they be so stingy with them?

What looks absolutely fabulous in rehearsal can fall flat in front of an audience. The...

What looks absolutely fabulous in rehearsal can fall flat in front of an audience. The...

In Torch Song, I did that character almost non-stop from 1978 until I made the...

In Torch Song, I did that character almost non-stop from 1978 until I made the...

Time will tell us what we did and didn't do.

Time will tell us what we did and didn't do.

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim; accept no...

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim; accept no...

I actually pray everyday, but I don't believe in God.

I actually pray everyday, but I don't believe in God.

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no...

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no...

I actually may do a musical next year... not one that I've written; one that...

I actually may do a musical next year... not one that I've written; one that...

The great thing about suicide is that it's not one of those things you have...

The great thing about suicide is that it's not one of those things you have...

If you deny yourself commitment, what can you do with your life?

If you deny yourself commitment, what can you do with your life?

When I write stuff and I help cast it, I turn away good people all...

When I write stuff and I help cast it, I turn away good people all...

There are times when I don't take roles because I don't want to be perceived...

There are times when I don't take roles because I don't want to be perceived...

Well, I always looked at Mulan as a movie about a lesbian coming out.

Well, I always looked at Mulan as a movie about a lesbian coming out.

I am thrilled - I can't stress that enough - thrilled when I see kids...

I am thrilled - I can't stress that enough - thrilled when I see kids...

You know, I always got offered other stuff. Not the romantic leads, obviously. But very...

You know, I always got offered other stuff. Not the romantic leads, obviously. But very...

It's through sheer will that I can sing.

It's through sheer will that I can sing.