fierstein Quotes

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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 got a lovely check today from being a writer that I earned by sitting at home. That's rewarding.”

“My father was brought up in an orphanage in the Catskills. He was a factory worker. And because his family wasn't there for him, family was everything. We could disagree inside the house, but outside the house it was us against the world. So when I became a drag actor, he looked sideways but said okay.”

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

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