Theater is my temple and my religion and my act of faith. Strangers sit in a room together and believe together.

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

As the book writer for one big smash and one big smelly flop, I always wondered if anyone knows just what goes into making a great musical. When a show is a hit, the critics trip over themselves not knowing who to laud and applaud the loudest. It's that marvelous score, those urbane lyrics, that irreplaceable star. But only when a show is a flop, does anyone notice the book writer. And then it's always our fault.

When I went into 'Fiddler,' I wondered about the response I'd get - the backlash because I'm openly gay. There was none. I toured Canada and America, and not one single review suggested that I played the role gay or that I seemed anything but Tevye.

As soon as I started writing, other writers stopped wanting me acting in their shows - maybe they thought I was going to rewrite them.

There are easier things in life than being a drag queen. But I ain't got no choice. Try as I may, I just can't walk in flats.

And I believe that you never be limited in what you do, so I like to do movies, I like to do television.