Harvey Fierstein Quotes

You know, I always got offered other stuff. Not the romantic leads, obviously. But very often it's a role that's underwritten, where the character has no personality at all. And they need a character actor who can fill it in.

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

Theater is my temple and my religion and my act of faith. Strangers sit in a room together and believe together.

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.

To work all the time is to be incredibly lucky.

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Portraying continuous or fulfilling work as a stroke of luck or fortune, highlighting the privilege or good fortune of having meaningful or engaging work that brings a sense of fulfillment or satisfaction.

I've been dating since I was 15 years old, and I j... -Harvey Fierstein

I've been dating since I was 15 years old, and I just don't seem to do it well.

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This quote humorously implies that despite having experience with dating since a young age, the speaker does not excel at it. It reflects on the speaker's self-awareness regarding their dating abilities or success.

The great thing about suicide is that it's not one of those things you have to do now or you lose your chance. I mean, you can always do it later.

When a politician like Marco Rubio is willing to sacrifice his career defining immigration reform legislation solely to insure that gays and lesbians are denied equal protection under the law, we have to admit that we're under attack. This is not pragmatic politics at work. These are the policies of bias, exclusion and unfairness.

State-sanctioned marriage is a civil contract, period. A contract is not a judgment of moral value. It is a legal agreement between two parties that testifies to a meeting of minds between those consenting entities. It is not a religious act or rite and so has nothing to do with Adam and Eve or Steve or even Harvey.

Beware of anyone who says they know. Trust me, the... -Harvey Fierstein

Beware of anyone who says they know. Trust me, they don't, or they wouldn't have to say they did.

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.

I just don't like politics. My rule is if I can pu... -Harvey Fierstein

I just don't like politics. My rule is if I can put a spotlight on something, I'll do that.

Harvey Fierstein Quotes

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