Harvey Fierstein
Harvey Fierstein
Harvey Forbes Fierstein is an American actor, playwright, and voice actor. Fierstein has won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his own play Torch Song Trilogyand the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for playing Edna Turnblad in Hairspray. He also wrote the book for the musical La Cage aux Folles, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, and wrote the book for the Tony Award-winning Kinky Boots...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStage Actor
Date of Birth6 June 1954
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
To work all the time is to be incredibly lucky.
I just want to be loved, is that so wrong?!
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.
If you deny yourself commitment, what can you do with your life?
Time will tell us what we did and didn't do.
Somebody should talk to Dan Quayle and tell him natural blondes don't have dark grey stripes on the sides.
Beware of anyone who says they know. Trust me, they don't, or they wouldn't have to say they did.
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.
With Russia about to hold the Winter Games in Sochi, the country is open to pressure. American and world leaders must speak out against Mr. Putin's attacks and the violence they foster. The Olympic Committee must demand the retraction of these laws under threat of boycott.
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.
Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.
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.
In 1961 you had the American dream at its most fully realized. Tract homes, all of that culture was at its height. It was a peaceful time. Then you look at '62. ... It's the bubbling pot. By 1964 you had cities burning.