There's nothing I need from anyone except love and respect, and anyone who can't give me those two things has no place in my life.
Harvey FiersteinI have great faith in the United States. It's the only country I would ever live in.
Harvey FiersteinI have to work really hard, eight shows a week, to get a nice check as an actor. But when I write a play, and it's a - knock wood - hit, the checks come in for many years.
Harvey FiersteinThe real point is that you cannot harbor malice toward others and then cry foul when someone displays intolerance against you. Prejudice tolerated is intolerance encouraged. Rise up in righteousness when you witness the words and deeds of hate, but only if you are willing to rise up against them all, including your own. Otherwise suffer the slings and arrows of disrespect silently.
Harvey Fierstein