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
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
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
Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate. – Harvey Fierstein
Taste is only to be educated by contemplation, not of the tolerably good but of the truly excellent. I therefore show you only the best works; and when you are grounded in these, you will have a standard for the rest, which you will know how to value, without overrating them. – Johann von Goethe