Harvey Fierstein quotes

Harvey Fierstein is an American actor, playwright, and activist, widely recognized for his distinctive gravelly voice and powerful presence in theater. His works, such as "Torch Song Trilogy" and "La Cage aux Folles," have had a significant impact on LGBTQ+ representation in the arts. He continues to inspire audiences with his talent and advocacy for equality. Here are 76 of his quotes:

To work all the time is to be incredibly lucky.

Harvey Fierstein

There are times when I don't take roles because I don't want to be perceived a certain way.

Harvey Fierstein

The world is full of more interesting things than my voice.

Harvey Fierstein

Time will tell us what we did and didn't do.

Harvey Fierstein

It's a wonderful world. You can't go backwards. You're always moving forward. It's the wonderful part about life. And that's terrific.

Harvey Fierstein

Always admit when you're wrong. You'll save thousands in therapy... and a few friendships too.

Harvey Fierstein

Also, if you want to reach people, theatre is not always the best way to do it.

Harvey Fierstein

Political movements always belong to the young.

Harvey Fierstein

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

Harvey Fierstein

I actually pray everyday, but I don't believe in God.

Harvey Fierstein

To the delight of millions of little children, the Santa in New York's great parade will be half of a same-sex couple. And guess who the other half will be? Me! Harvey Fierstein, nice Jewish boy from Bensonhurst, dressed in holiday finery portraying the one and only Mrs. Claus.

Harvey Fierstein

See, I went to an all-gay high school. Art and Design. Now the truth is it wasn't really all gay, but they bused them in, it was the law. [...] So I went to this high school, I had friends like Pablo. Pablo used to breast-feed a porcelain doll during math. You know. My friend Lauren used to roll cigarettes on her boots.

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We had great sex, but we argued politics. [...] Now we enjoy politics and argue sex.

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Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate.

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If you deny yourself commitment, what can you do with your life?

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Nothing binds a people to their leader like a common enemy. Voters don't change governments during war.

Harvey Fierstein

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.

Harvey Fierstein

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.

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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.

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It would be nice to redefine ourselves - at the moment we are drowning in diversity. That's not a bad thing, its just going to take a while before we refocus.

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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

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.

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