What looks absolutely fabulous in rehearsal can fall flat in front of an audience. The audience dictates what you do or don't change.

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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...

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

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

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 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....

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 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...

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...

It's through sheer will that I can sing.

It's through sheer will that I can sing.

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...

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.

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...

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

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

But I'm not adverse to the idea of Torch Song as a musical. It would...

But I'm not adverse to the idea of Torch Song as a musical. It would...

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...

To work all the time is to be incredibly lucky.

To work all the time is to be incredibly lucky.

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...

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...