“ Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life define yourself. Harvey Fierstein
“ 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… Harvey Fierstein
“ Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself. 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
“ 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
“ 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… Harvey Fierstein
“ 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… Harvey Fierstein
“ 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. Harvey Fierstein
“ 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
“ 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. Harvey Fierstein
“ I got a lovely check today from being a writer that I earned by sitting at home. That's rewarding. Harvey Fierstein
“ 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. Harvey Fierstein
“ 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! Harvey Fierstein
