Quotes

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

Always admit when you're wrong. You'll save thousands in therapy... and a few friendships too.

The great thing about suicide is that it's not one of those things you have to do now or you lose your chance. I mean, you can always do it later.

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

[on Torch Song Trilogy (1988)] I'm happy that we made it. Is it everything I wanted it to be? Is anything ever? I fought with [director] Paul Bogart because I had based the entire third act on a song by Big Maybelle. When we went to make the movie, Paul refused to put it in the movie. We used a beautiful Ella Fitzgerald recording of "This Time the Dream's on Me", which is very pretty, but it doesn't have that emotion. But to Paul, it did. It's life. I really am a theater person. That means you put something out there, and you let it go. Tomorrow night is a new performance.

[on the late Robin Williams] Robin was friend, boss, brother, inspiration. His generosity and intelligence knew no limits. Only his home planet could destroy him.

Actually, I think the average voice is like 70 percent tone and 30 percent noise. My voice is 95 percent noise.

The first time I noticed an organized group of marriage-equality protesters at the Gay Day Parade I thought, really? With lesbian and gay equality in the workplace and housing and the military eluding us, you want to fight to have a wedding? But then I noticed how young most of them were and I thought, this is your world, your future. If this is where you want your front line to be, then I'm right there with you.