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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Sure I think it is healthy to speak the truth, and be who you are, and be proud of that.

Nathan Lane

I was born Joseph Lane, but when I applied to the actors union, they said they already had a Joe Lane on the books and I'd have to change my last or first name. I had played the character of Nathan Detroit, whom I liked very much, in 'Guys and Dolls,...

Nathan Lane

What about Broadway? Yes, I'm involved with a new musical based on 'The Adams Family.'

Nathan Lane

I have my aluminum siding business, and that's going like a house afire.

Nathan Lane

As a kid, I loved 'Godot' because of the poetry and the humor and the strangeness, but then as you get older, it's much more resonant.

Nathan Lane

There's not a day in my life I'm not proud of being gay, but I just wasn't ready for that attention to be placed on it. I remember being on Oprah. Well, not on Oprah. Near Oprah. She started saying, 'Now, Nathan, you got all those girlie moves going ...

Nathan Lane

One of the nicest compliments I would get very often on the street is people would say, 'I love you on 'The Good Wife.' I just can't tell whether I should like you or hate you!'

Nathan Lane

It's certainly not a shock to find that the industry has no imagination. I think people don't know what it is I do. Because half the time you're talking to people who are in their 20s, and I've been doing this for over 25 years.

Nathan Lane

People have to do things in their own time, and that's what I did.

Nathan Lane

I am not a sad clown. I am not a sad clown.

Nathan Lane

Kevin Costner. I love Kevin Costner. That's all I have to say. I love Kevin Costner.

Nathan Lane

People think they know who I am, because I've played so many very, very out gay men on stage, and they think that's me.

Nathan Lane

My mom was Jewish, so some would call me Jewish.

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The reason I was in most of the movies I've done is that they paid for me to be in the theater.

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Look, I'm 40, I'm single, and I work in musical theater - you do the math!

Nathan Lane

I got to do the movie, and people who enjoyed 'The Birdcage' came out to see me on stage when I did 'Forum.' It introduced me to a whole new audience that wasn't familiar with my stage work.

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