I actually may do a musical next year… not one that Ive written one that I may star in. Plus my concert and other peoples work and all of a sudden youve got a very full life. – 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
Beware of anyone who says they know. Trust me, they dont, or they wouldnt have to say they did. – Harvey Fierstein
When I write stuff and I help cast it, I turn away good people all the time. I may turn them down because this ones too tall and that one doesnt have a high enough voice or this one looks to old to match up with that one – theres a billion reasons not to hire somebody. – Harvey Fierstein
How time files when yous doin all the talking. – Harvey Fierstein
Time will tell us what we did and didnt do. – Harvey Fierstein
You know, I always got offered other stuff. Not the romantic leads, obviously. But very often its a role thats underwritten, where the character has no personality at all. And they need a character actor who can fill it in. – Harvey Fierstein
Movies are all about plot. Theater, even if its story heavy, its about ideas. – Harvey Fierstein
Theater has to resonate in your heart in a way that movies dont. – Harvey Fierstein
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no ones definition of your life define yourself. – Harvey Fierstein
I got a lovely check today from being a writer that I earned by sitting at home. Thats rewarding. – Harvey Fierstein
The great thing about suicide is that its not one of those things you have to do now or you lose your chance. I mean, you can always do it later. – Harvey Fierstein
I do believe were 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
I actually pray everyday, but I dont believe in God. – Harvey Fierstein
What looks absolutely fabulous in rehearsal can fall flat in front of an audience. The audience dictates what you do or dont change. – Harvey Fierstein
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
So, did I work with Warhol? I worked with him less on that play then I did on other things. He actually did a portrait of my rabbit and some other stuff. Warhol was definitely… Warhol. – Harvey Fierstein
To work all the time is to be incredibly lucky. – Harvey Fierstein
And I believe that you never be limited in what you do, so I like to do movies, I like to do television. – 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
