I'm sure there's going to be some material from This Is Not Going To Be Pretty. I usually use that song to just introduce myself to the audience, although the patter in between the song is always different.

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I got the regular call, that they were doing a Broadway musical of Hairspray, and...

I got the regular call, that they were doing a Broadway musical of Hairspray, and...

To me, if a heterosexual has a right to do it, then I have a...

To me, if a heterosexual has a right to do it, then I have a...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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?

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.

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....

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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....

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

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

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.