But I'm not adverse to the idea of Torch Song as a musical. It would just be different. Because the play will always be there exactly as it was, and in a musical you could tell a lot of the…

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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...

Actually, I think the average voice is like 70 percent tone and 30 percent noise....

Actually, I think the average voice is like 70 percent tone and 30 percent noise....

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?

You really, really, really have to love what you are going to do in theatre...

You really, really, really have to love what you are going to do in theatre...

I burned out on AIDS and did no AIDS work for a couple of years....

I burned out on AIDS and did no AIDS work for a couple of years....

Also, if you want to reach people, theatre is not always the best way to...

Also, if you want to reach people, theatre is not always the best way to...

It's a lot of fun to play someone you don't normally think of yourself as.

It's a lot of fun to play someone you don't normally think of yourself as.

But actually just yesterday we raised the key of one of my songs two steps...

But actually just yesterday we raised the key of one of my songs two steps...

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

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

It's through sheer will that I can sing.

It's through sheer will that I can sing.

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

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

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...

And I believe that you never be limited in what you do, so I like...

And I believe that you never be limited in what you do, so I like...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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