A child's kiss is magic. Why else would they be so stingy with them?

Also, if you want to reach people, theatre is not always the best way to do it.

I just don't like politics. My rule is if I can put a spotlight on something, I'll do that.

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.

I was exposed to a mix of cultures, lots of different religions and beliefs. I was a spiritual kid and went to Indian powwows and Buddhist temples. But over a period of time, with reading and thinking, I started to feel it was all so absurd: The whole idea of life after death is ridiculous.

I guess a drag queen's like an oil painting: You gotta stand back from it to get the full effect.

My play Safe Sex was picked apart because critics thought it was untrue. It was a play in which no one had AIDS, but the characters talked about how it was going to change their lives.