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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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...

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...

The world is full of more interesting things than my voice.

The world is full of more interesting things than my voice.

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...

Pork was in 1971, and I stopped hanging out at The Factory by like 1973.

Pork was in 1971, and I stopped hanging out at The Factory by like 1973.

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....

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.

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...

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....

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

My play Safe Sex was picked apart because critics thought it was untrue. It was...

My play Safe Sex was picked apart because critics thought it was untrue. It was...

I do believe we're all connected. I do believe in positive energy. I do believe...

I do believe we're all connected. I do believe in positive energy. I do believe...

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...

It's through sheer will that I can sing.

It's through sheer will that I can sing.

I'm sure there's going to be some material from This Is Not Going To Be...

I'm sure there's going to be some material from This Is Not Going To Be...

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

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