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Harvey Fierstein
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
Actor
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Film Actor
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Stage Actor
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Brooklyn
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Harvey Forbes Fierstein
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When I went into 'Fiddler,' I wondered about the response I'd get - the backlash because I'm openly gay. There was none. I toured Canada and America, and not one single review suggested that I played the role gay or that I seemed anything but Tevye.
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In Torch Song, I did that character almost non-stop from 1978 until I made the movie in 1987. Then I had some failure, which also colors how you react to doing other things.
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Well, I always looked at Mulan as a movie about a lesbian coming out.
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Nothing binds a people to their leader like a common enemy. Voters don’t change governments during war.
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Theater is my temple and my religion and my act of faith. Strangers sit in a room together and believe together.
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I am thrilled - I can't stress that enough - thrilled when I see kids getting active.
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With Russia about to hold the Winter Games in Sochi, the country is open to pressure. American and world leaders must speak out against Mr. Putin's attacks and the violence they foster. The Olympic Committee must demand the retraction of these laws under threat of boycott.
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How time files when you's doin' all the talking.
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Always admit when you're wrong. You'll save thousands in therapy... and a few friendships too.
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Pork was in 1971, and I stopped hanging out at The Factory by like 1973.
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CBS really wants me on TV. That's their aim. My aim is to have an all-gay sitcom someday, with heterosexuals as token guest stars. Let them be the next-door neighbors for a change.
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It's through sheer will that I can sing.
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I don't believe in the afterlife, so I do think when somebody passes, it's worthy of note.
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I actually may do a musical next year... not one that I've written one that I may star in. Plus my concert and other people's work and all of a sudden you've got a very full life.
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I actually pray everyday, but I don't believe in God.
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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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Also, if you want to reach people, theatre is not always the best way to do it.
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While we dance in the streets and pat ourselves on the back for being a nation great enough to reach beyond racial divides to elect our first African-American president let us not forget that we remain a nation still proudly practicing prejudice.
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You may feel powerless as a child, but the world will one day be yours. And you're responsible for it. So, seize the day and take charge of it.
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In no way be bullied into silence. Hardly ever permit on your own to become made a sufferer. Acknowledge no one's definition of one's lifetime define oneself
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