I got a lovely check today from being a writer that I earned by sitting at home. That's rewarding.

You may feel powerless as a child, but the world will one day be yours. And you're responsible for it. So, seize the day and take charge of it.

Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate.

Pork was in 1971, and I stopped hanging out at The Factory by like 1973.

To me, if a heterosexual has a right to do it, then I have a right to do it. And if it's important to the gay youth - who are now setting the agenda - then its important to me.

CBS really wants me on TV. That's their aim. My aim is to have an all-gay sitcom someday, with heterosexuals as token guest stars. Let them be the next-door neighbors for a change.

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