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Harvey Fierstein Quotes

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.

Harvey Fierstein

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: american
Birth: June 6, 1954

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Family Father World House Said Okay

I remember being afraid of doing drag when I was younger because I didn't really like my feminine side - most gay guys at some point are told that that's the worst part of you, so that becomes a negative thing.

John Cameron Mitchell

Negative Doing Remember You Gay

Did I have rough days? Days I didn't want to train? Days I thought my career would never get back off the ground and possibly be over? Absolutely.

Thought Back Career Train Want Over

Does the world have nothing inside but sorrow?

Andrei Platonov

World Nothing Inside Sorrow Does

I tend to keep things that bother me clandestine... well-hidden. I'm also not very good at recognising the reasons that change my moods - they just seem to happen, which is not great for those around me.

Change Good Great Me Happen Seem

When you have a novel, exciting finding, that gets attention. People are going to push back, and that's honestly how science should work.

Work Science People Push Attention

The emergence of Pakistan, a decade ago, was an act of protest against the existence of privilege in the social order of the subcontinent of India.

India Privilege Decade Existence Act

I asked him a number of questions and I got some very interesting answers. Ken's heroes, according to Christopher, would be people like John Wayne, of course.

People Interesting Questions Heroes

Obviously a candidate has to be held responsible for the words that come out of his mouth, regardless of where they came from.

Words Mouth Responsible Out Where

You have to play the cards you are dealt and if it has made it harder, it doesn't matter, you still have to get the deal done.

You Cards Play Done Matter Dealt

Kristi Yamaguchi stole my heart in 1992, and I've never been the same since.

Jonathan Van Ness

Heart Never Same Been Since Stole

I was never a fan of open tunings, because some people will do that and fumble around. But that's not my jam.

People Will Never Some People Open

You never see a French person eating alone.

Alone Eating You Person Never See

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