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...
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself.
Beware of anyone who says they know. Trust me, they don't, or they wouldn't have to say they did.
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.
Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate.
I've been dating since I was 15 years old, and I just don't seem to do it well.
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life define yourself.
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...
Also, if you want to reach people, theatre is not always the best way to do it.
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 conse...
Of course people are afraid. But honestly facing that fear seeing it for what it is is the only way of putting it to rest.
Theater has to resonate in your heart in a way that movies don't.
To work all the time is to be incredibly lucky.
How time files when you's doin' all the talking.
And I believe that you never be limited in what you do, so I like to do movies, I like to do television.
Movies are all about plot. Theater, even if it's story heavy, it's about ideas.
I actually may do a musical next year... not one that I've written one that I may star in. Plus my concert and other people's work and all of a sudden you've got a very full life.
I got a lovely check today from being a writer that I earned by sitting at home. That's rewarding.
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 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!