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Harvey Fierstein Quotes

Political movements always belong to the young Picture Quote #1

It's through sheer will that I can sing Picture Quote #1

It's a lot of fun to play someone you don't normally think of yourself as Picture Quote #1

In London they don't like you if you're still alive Picture Quote #1

If you deny yourself commitment, what can you do with your life? Picture Quote #1

The world is full of more interesting things than my voice Picture Quote #1

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How time files when you's doin' all the talking Picture Quote #1

A child's kiss is magic. Why else would they be so stingy with them? Picture Quote #1

Time will tell us what we did and didn't do Picture Quote #1

Theater has to resonate in your heart in a way that movies don't Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

You really, really, really have to love what you are going to do in theatre 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 Picture Quote #1

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To me, if a heterosexual has a right to do it, then I have a right to do it. And if it's important to the gay youth - who are now setting the agenda - then it's important to me Picture Quote #1

You know, I always got offered other stuff. Not the romantic leads, obviously. But very often it's a role that's underwritten, where the character has no personality at all. And they need a character actor who can fill it in Picture Quote #1

Arnold: I know you’ll find this hard to comprehend, but I want more out of life than meeting a pretty face and sitting down on it Picture Quote #1

Arnold: You want to be a part of my life, I’m not editing out the parts you don’t like Picture Quote #1

Arnold: Anyway, it’s easier to love someone who’s dead. They make so few mistakes Picture Quote #1

Hello, boys. How are you all? I just love boys. Hello. Are you here alone? Who are you with?... A woman? At my show?... We’ll make believe. It’s theatre Picture Quote #1

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It would be nice to redefine ourselves - at the moment we are drowning in diversity. That's not a bad thing, it's just going to take a while before we refocus Picture Quote #1

What looks absolutely fabulous in rehearsal can fall flat in front of an audience. The audience dictates what you do or don't change Picture Quote #1

And I believe that you never be limited in what you do, so I like to do movies, I like to do television Picture Quote #1

Beware of anyone who says they know. Trust me, they don't, or they wouldn't have to say they did Picture Quote #1

My play Safe Sex was picked apart because critics thought it was untrue. It was a play in which no one had AIDS, but the characters talked about how it was going to change their lives Picture Quote #1

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! Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Also, if you want to reach people, theatre is not always the best way to do it Picture Quote #1

Actually, I think the average voice is like 70 percent tone and 30 percent noise. My voice is 95 percent noise Picture Quote #1

I have the world's worst taste in men, so now I simply have wonderful relationships of the friend kind, but trying to settle down with somebody? No, no, no, no, no, no, no. I'm beyond that Picture Quote #1

There are times when I don't take roles because I don't want to be perceived a certain way Picture Quote #1

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Political movements always belong to the young (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) It's through sheer will that I can sing (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) It's a lot of fun to play someone you don't normally think of yourself as (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) In London they don't like you if you're still alive (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) If you deny yourself commitment, what can you do with your life? (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) The world is full of more interesting things than my voice (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) How time files when you's doin' all the talking (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) A child's kiss is magic. Why else would they be so stingy with them? (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) Time will tell us what we did and didn't do (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) Theater has to resonate in your heart in a way that movies don't (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) 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 (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) You really, really, really have to love what you are going to do in theatre 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 Quotes) To me, if a heterosexual has a right to do it, then I have a right to do it. And if it's important to the gay youth - who are now setting the agenda - then it's important to me (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) You know, I always got offered other stuff. Not the romantic leads, obviously. But very often it's a role that's underwritten, where the character has no personality at all. And they need a character actor who can fill it in (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) Arnold: I know you’ll find this hard to comprehend, but I want more out of life than meeting a pretty face and sitting down on it (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) Arnold: You want to be a part of my life, I’m not editing out the parts you don’t like (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) Arnold: Anyway, it’s easier to love someone who’s dead. They make so few mistakes (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) Hello, boys. How are you all? I just love boys. Hello. Are you here alone? Who are you with?... A woman? At my show?... We’ll make believe. It’s theatre (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) It would be nice to redefine ourselves - at the moment we are drowning in diversity. That's not a bad thing, it's just going to take a while before we refocus (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) What looks absolutely fabulous in rehearsal can fall flat in front of an audience. The audience dictates what you do or don't change (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) And I believe that you never be limited in what you do, so I like to do movies, I like to do television (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) Beware of anyone who says they know. Trust me, they don't, or they wouldn't have to say they did (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) My play Safe Sex was picked apart because critics thought it was untrue. It was a play in which no one had AIDS, but the characters talked about how it was going to change their lives (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) 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 Quotes) Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) 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 (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) Also, if you want to reach people, theatre is not always the best way to do it (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) Actually, I think the average voice is like 70 percent tone and 30 percent noise. My voice is 95 percent noise (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) I have the world's worst taste in men, so now I simply have wonderful relationships of the friend kind, but trying to settle down with somebody? No, no, no, no, no, no, no. I'm beyond that (Harvey Fierstein Quotes) There are times when I don't take roles because I don't want to be perceived a certain way (Harvey Fierstein Quotes)

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