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I burned out on AIDS and did no AIDS work for a couple of years. I was so angry that people were still getting this disease that nobody can give you - you have to go out and get it!
Harvey Fierstein
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Harvey Fierstein
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
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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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It's through sheer will that I can sing.
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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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It's a wonderful world. You can't go backwards. You're always moving forward. It's the wonderful part about life. And that's terrific.
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The great thing about suicide is that it's not one of those things you have to do now or you lose your chance. I mean, you can always do it later.
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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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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 often say that if you want to really want to understand the contract of marriage just ask anyone who has been divorced. The marriage contract is one of property rights. Or maybe you can look in the bible to see what Adam had to say about divorce since Eve was his second wife.
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You really, really, really have to love what you are going to do in theater because it is an unmerciful life. It's six days a week. It's eight performances a week. And that's doing the exact same thing over and over and over again.
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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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Nothing binds a people to their leader like a common enemy. Voters don’t change governments during war.
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To work all the time is to be incredibly lucky.
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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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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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A child's kiss is magic. Why else would they be so stingy with them?
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There are easier things in life than being a drag queen. But I ain't got no choice. Try as I may, I just can't walk in flats.
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Accept no one's definition of your life define yourself.
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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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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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