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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.
Harvey Fierstein
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Harvey Fierstein
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
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