Harvey Fierstein Quotes
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.
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I have worked with some great directors.
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I'm not into things that feel like a sequel. There's just something magical about when something happens for the first time.
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Gene Hackman is one of the great American actors of all time.
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Developing a relationship with someone you admire, who can encourage you to reach your full potential, is something that everyone can benefit from.
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Some guys play with their heads. That's okay. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body.
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'Good English' is whatever educated people talk; so that what is good in one place or time would not be so in another.
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I'm all about a flat shoe. It takes a lot to get me into a heel!
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You're always going to have people that are naysayers, that don't believe in your talent, that don't believe that you have any kind of longevity.
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There's something unnatural about losing a sibling when they're young.
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The characteristic of scientific progress is our knowing that we did not know.
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One of my other nicknames was Thomas Edison, because I invented so many moves.
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I started modeling with a very negative part of me – I didn't really like myself or how I looked because I was very tall for a Japanese girl.
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I put down the camera long ago, you know? I was here in London, aged 19, and I was obsessed with my camera, shooting everything I could. Then someone stole it. It helped me to see things for the first time.
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In terms of the movie business, being in a 'Lord of the Rings' has given me more interesting options as work.
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There is always some universal proportion, but along with that there are some places where special things happen. Ireland, for example. I've always felt it's interesting to play there. Maybe they just drink more than anybody else.
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I never like seeing myself on screen.
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It's everybody, I mean. Everything everybody does is so - I don't know - not wrong, or even mean, or even stupid necessarily. But just so tiny and meaningless and - sad-making. And the worst part is, if you go bohemian or something crazy like that, you're conforming just as much only in a different way.
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I have changed my mind about the testability and logical status of the theory of natural selection; and I am glad to have an opportunity to make a recantation.
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I'm inspired by artists and musicians. There are so many wonderful and talented people in the world. I love discovering new music, new writers, or new art.
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I was in college for two years but I didn´t attend too much. Then I decided to drop out. I was having too many nightmares about failing in the exams.
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The spiritual is the cause of action. Action is life.
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My life is unrecognisable compared to what it was - 'Game of Thrones' has opened doors that were never there before. But it can be dangerous to see it in those terms, I think. It's best to take it as it comes and work as hard as you can, and hopefully the other things fall into place.
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My challenge is, do not run away from the hard questions. Truly ask yourself what's worth living for in this life.
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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.
