Quotes by Harvey Fierstein

About Harvey Fierstein:

Harvey Forbes Fierstein is an American actor, playwright, and voice actor.
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Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate.

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There comes a time in every Salome's life when she should no longer be dropping the last veil.

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I just want to be loved, is that so wrong?!

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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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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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My father was brought up in an orphanage in the Catskills. He was a factory worker. And because his family wasn't there for him, family was everything. We could disagree inside the house, but outside the house it was us against the world. So when I b...

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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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To work all the time is to be incredibly lucky.

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

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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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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.

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I got a lovely check today from being a writer that I earned by sitting at home. That's rewarding.

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I was exposed to a mix of cultures, lots of different religions and beliefs. I was a spiritual kid and went to Indian powwows and Buddhist temples. But over a period of time, with reading and thinking, I started to feel it was all so absurd: The whol...

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I've been dating since I was 15 years old, and I just don't seem to do it well.

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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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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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When I write stuff and I help cast it, I turn away good people all the time. I may turn them down because this one's too tall and that one doesn't have a high enough voice or this one looks to old to match up with that one - there's a billion reasons...

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I have a lot of faith in President Obama. The thing that seems to be true of him is that he doesn't speak when you would expect him to speak. He's very measured in his response to things. He likes to get all the facts first before he shoots his mouth...

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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 have great faith in the United States. It's the only country I would ever live in.

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Author Bio

  • NameHarvey Fierstein
  • Descriptionactor from the United States
  • BornJune 6, 1954
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Singer; Playwright; Voice Actor; Writer
  • AwardsTony Award For Best Play; Tony Award For Best Actor In A Play; Tony Award For Best Book Of A Musical; Drama Desk Award For Outstanding Actor In A Play; Drama Desk Award For Outstanding Actor In A Musical; Drama Desk Award For Outstanding Play; Theatre World Award