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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.
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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
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The world is full of more interesting things than my voice.
Harvey Fierstein
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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
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Also, if you want to reach people, theatre is not always the best way to do it.
Harvey Fierstein
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I am thrilled - I can't stress that enough - thrilled when I see kids getting active.
Harvey Fierstein
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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.
Harvey Fierstein
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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.
Harvey Fierstein
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A child's kiss is magic. Why else would they be so stingy with them?
Harvey Fierstein
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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.
Harvey Fierstein
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I got the regular call, that they were doing a Broadway musical of Hairspray, and would I come and audition. I was familiar with the movie, because at the time it came out my lover wrote for Premiere magazine, and we had to see everything.
Harvey Fierstein
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It's a lot of fun to play someone you don't normally think of yourself as.
Harvey Fierstein
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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
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