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

— Harvey Fierstein

Beware of anyone who says they know. Trust me, they don't, or they wouldn't have to say they did.

— Harvey Fierstein

I do believe we're all connected. I do believe in positive energy. Furthermore, I do believe in the power of prayer. Furthermore, I do believe in putting good out into the world. And I believe in taking care of each other.

— Harvey Fierstein

If you deny yourself commitment what can you do with your life?

— Harvey Fierstein

I just want to be loved, is that so wrong?!

— Harvey Fierstein

In Torch Song, I did that character almost non-stop from 1978 until I made the movie in 1987. Then I had some failure, which also colors how you react to doing other things.

— Harvey Fierstein

I've been dating since I was 15 years old, and I just don't seem to do it well.

— Harvey Fierstein

My father was brought up in an orphanage in the Catskills. He was a factory worker. And because his family wasn't there for him, family was everything. We could disagree inside the house, but outside the house it was us against the world. So when I became a drag actor, he looked sideways but said okay.

— Harvey Fierstein

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself.

— Harvey Fierstein

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