"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life define yourself."
-Harvey Fierstein
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"You know, I always got offered other stuff. Not the romantic leads, obviously. But very often it's a role that's underwritten, where the character has no personality at all. And they need a character actor who can fill it in.“
-Harvey Fierstein
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