Also, if you want to reach people, theatre is not always the best way to do it. – Harvey Fierstein
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
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
I have to work really hard, eight shows a week, to get a nice check as an actor. But when I write a play, and its a – knock wood – hit, the checks come in for many years. – Harvey Fierstein