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As soon as I started writing, other writers stopped wanting me acting in their shows - maybe they thought I was going to rewrite them.

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Harvey Fierstein
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
Actor
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Film Actor
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Brooklyn
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Harvey Forbes Fierstein
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So, did I work with Warhol? I worked with him less on that play then I did on other things. He actually did a portrait of my rabbit and some other stuff. Warhol was definitely... Warhol.
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In London they don't like you if you're still alive.
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Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life define yourself.
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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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I do believe we're all connected. I do believe in positive energy. I do believe in the power of prayer. I do believe in putting good out into the world. And I believe in taking care of each other.
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But actually just yesterday we raised the key of one of my songs two steps up, so my voice is obviously responding. It's a muscle, and the more you use it, the more you use it right, the more you should get out of it. So yes, I sing.
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