Tony Kushner has said that Larry [Kramer] thinks everyone always has to agree with him.

I'm persona non grata at the New Yorker.

I was not "shoe." That's a misuse of the term "shoe," which is derived from "white shoe."

Everyone disappoints [Larry Kramer]. So it's not a problem for him either way.

I find myself applying the addict's impulse to how I cruise. I don't look at the ass. If I see a hot guy walking towards me I look at his arm, and if he has a vein I fantasize about shooting up with him.

I don't like the vulgarity of Oscars weekend, but it's also sweet. It's prom weekend for anyone who didn't experience the real prom: the nerds, gay, arty outsiders. Hollywood is high school with money.

Calvin [Trillin] was much more of a mover and a shaker. That's all I'm saying. I was a "weenie." That was another term back then.