Quotes by Nathan Lane

About Nathan Lane:

Nathan Lane is an American stage, film and television actor and writer. He is known for his roles as Albert in The Birdcage, Max Bialystock in the musical The Producers, Ernie Smuntz in MouseHunt, Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, his voice work in Stuart Little and The Lion King, and his recurring roles on Modern Family and The Good Wife. In 2006, Lane received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 2008, he was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame.
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All I can do is try to create the best show possible, and I feel we've truly done that.

Nathan Lane

I'm really an honorary Jew, you know; all the best people are. I really do feel Jewish, even though I'm a Catholic. The way the Church has been behaving, I'm happy to be Jewish.

Nathan Lane

I'm still the fat kid from high school who never had a date.

Nathan Lane

I'm one of those old-fashioned homosexuals, not one of the newfangled ones who are born joining parades.

Nathan Lane

I didn't know Charlie before doing the movie, but I was a huge fan of the British Queer as Folk.

Nathan Lane

There are some people that the press like to pick on and not just the gay press, but the press in general. And some people, the press just doesn't care about at all.

Nathan Lane

I seem to always inspire a strong reaction one way or the other.

Nathan Lane

There doesn't seem to be a lot of middle ground with me.

Nathan Lane

It's a cliche, but there really is no handbook about the celebrity thing; you have to figure it out as you go along.

Nathan Lane

I don't know what goes on in their heads out in Hollywood.

Nathan Lane

Relationships, for me, have been elusive. And I would say mostly it's been my fault. I was always more concentrated on my career. And yes, you do question people's motives. Is it just because I'm him - I'm Nathan Lane?

Nathan Lane

I never like seeing myself on screen.

Nathan Lane

A video taped stage performance is just - you know, it's never gonna be the same as it is if you're sitting there live in the theatre.

Nathan Lane

I want the kind of career where I can move back and forth.

Nathan Lane

I have to accept the fact that, no matter what I do, it's going to annoy someone.

Nathan Lane

People always think I'm Jewish and changed my last name from Rabinowitz.

Nathan Lane

'The Producers' is a sort of a once in a lifetime kind of phenomenon, and I was grateful to be a part of it.

Nathan Lane

He's so interesting because you think you know Dennis Hopper, but you don't really know Dennis Hopper. I don't really know Dennis Hopper, I just know him from the silver screen.

Nathan Lane

The thing that everyone remembers about 'Bambi' is that moment. 'The Lion King,' took it to quite an extreme because it was an action sequence: his father was killed in a wildebeest stampede - I related, because mine was, too.

Nathan Lane

Not to sound too pessimistic, but I just don't see me having the film career that I maybe hoped for after 'The Birdcage.' I think people just didn't know what to do with me.

Nathan Lane

Author Bio

  • NameNathan Lane
  • DescriptionAmerican actor
  • BornFebruary 3, 1956
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Voice Actor; Singer; Writer
  • AwardsLaurence Olivier Award; Daytime Emmy Award