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

Quote by Harvey Fierstein

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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...

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.

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...

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?

To work all the time is to be incredibly lucky.

To work all the time is to be incredibly lucky.

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 world is full of more interesting things than my voice.

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

It's through sheer will that I can sing.

It's through sheer will that I can sing.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.