Harvey Fierstein talks with Barbara Walters on ABC's 20/20. (Watch for the Golden Girls' Estelle Getty as Harvey's mother in Torch Song Trilogy.)
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@WittyDroog3 жыл бұрын
You hear Barbara's questions and they sound so archaic, so lost in time, whereas all of Harvey's answers sound so contemporary and obvious, a timeless truth.
@martijnspruit3 жыл бұрын
The sentence in the intro "he is gay; a homosexual". The word "gay" had to be explained!
@logic73743 жыл бұрын
@@martijnspruit It didn't..... it wasn't that long ago. They always include different terms. It's part of the pattern when creating an interview.
@judethaddaeus97423 жыл бұрын
I wonder if there’s a degree to which she asks on behalf of the average audience viewer rather than out of personal bias or curiosity, so he can correct common misconceptions. But yes, her questions are definitely evidence of a dehumanizing zeitgeist, regardless of the intention behind them.
@coyfish46102 жыл бұрын
@@judethaddaeus9742 This was 2 years after the "gay cancer" scare began in NYC no less. I'm amazed at how gracious he sounds here. True MVP.
@hoserfella2 жыл бұрын
its 1 in 100 at best
@darrallc2 жыл бұрын
I've never seen him as a young man - he's got this gorgeous, dangerous, brooding look, and then opens his mouth and is just the sweetest soul ever. How could you not love him (more) after watching this?
@lisamcdonald10142 жыл бұрын
Personally
@erikm8372 Жыл бұрын
I know I never realized it! Sexy!
@YoBoyMarcus Жыл бұрын
Torch Song Trilogy is one of my favorite movies. I remember seeing it for the first time thirty years ago and how poignant it was. Harvey is a legend.
@judethaddaeus97424 жыл бұрын
When Fierstein inhaled deeply upon Walters’ question about what it’s like to be a homosexual, I felt what he felt. What frustrating position to be in. What patience, courage, and humility Fierstein showed. I have so much gratitude and respect for him.
@ilfranchi3 жыл бұрын
at 4:50
@davidj.72272 жыл бұрын
Harvey is a legend, so damn honest and a beautiful man in and out.
@anthonydimodica5829 Жыл бұрын
Amazed and proud of Harvey, doing the hard work, schooling Barbara Walters 40 years ago…
@nsasupporter7557 Жыл бұрын
@@davidj.7227 I didn’t know he was gay I real life. I knew his character was gay in Mrs Doubtfire. I have respect for him because he respects heterosexual people
@wingsandash Жыл бұрын
So true.
@chrisf5053 Жыл бұрын
Back when this interview took place, I was married and passing as a straight man. I was miserable. Today, I'm living as my true self in a long term relationship (18 years) with the love of my life. Thank you Harvey for helping to pave the way!
@dirkdiggler24307 ай бұрын
The only victim in all this was tithe woman you were married to. You lied to a person making her believe you were someone she knew and that makes you a really bad person. I wonder what other secrets you are hiding from the one you say is the love of your life.
@BozeDoesGodsWork5 ай бұрын
Oh shut the fuck up and give the man a break. It was a different time and being gay was not like how it was today. Stop trying to bully this man because he simply didn’t want to deal with any bullshit from people.
@lucyverse49085 ай бұрын
@@dirkdiggler2430 Do you have any idea how dangerous it was to be an openly gay man in the past? I’m sure OP didn’t get married with the intention of hurting his wife; he probably felt like he had no other choice, because he was living in a world where gay men were viewed as child molestors and violence against LGBT people was rampant. Maybe if less people were homophobic bigots, people like himself wouldn’t have been forced to live a lie.
@Buriichan17 күн бұрын
Congratulations! That's beautiful. I'm sorry you had to suffer in silence for so long. Thank you to everyone who came before us 💖
@1-10-1-414 күн бұрын
@@dirkdiggler2430 you need to understand that self discovery is never linear. and that we, queers, may deny things about ourselves, in our own heads, and try to sleep them away, cry them away, marry them away, pray them away. And you do not know the whole story just based off a youtube comment, you don't know how and why it went the way it went for that person :) try to have an open mind, and be open to sympathize more often than judge.
@friday13thirteen9 жыл бұрын
What an incredibly smart guy. Nowadays it's almost surreal to look back and see someone like Barbara Walters being so genuinely uninformed about gay people, and the stuff Harvey is saying seems so basic, but this was some seriously brave and progressive stuff he was doing.
@internetomatic9 жыл бұрын
+friday13thirteen We were underground for a long time
@Robi69427 жыл бұрын
For TOO long!!
@kd1s6 жыл бұрын
Yeah the early 1980's were a little bit weird with regard to being gay. You had the whole HIV problem - which terrified a lot of us.
@awesomedude5846 жыл бұрын
I don't think she was being genuine. Barbara Walters is not an ignorant woman and even in 1983 she was very worldly. Especially someone in show business in New York City, she likely had many gay friends. She had to ask these ignorant questions for the uninformed Americans. You have to read between the lines. For example, she said, "When did you know you were gay?" not "When did you decide to be gay?" or something absurd. In 20 years, I think we will look back on 20/20s recent profiles on transgender people in the same way.
@awesomedude5846 жыл бұрын
This was actually 1983, a year before HIV had even been diagnosed as the cause of AIDS and before national awareness really began. Things got very bad in the next few years.
@ThatsJustMyBabyDaddy2 жыл бұрын
I'm reading Harvey's excellent new autobiography. He says that he and Barbara were personal friends and she purposefully asked these questions as if she had never met a gay person, for the benefit of the very ignorant tv audience. Brava, Barbara Walters! ❤️
@cesarbugarini4992 жыл бұрын
People decided to focus on Walter's "archaic" syntax. Rather than the contemporary action of having a reporter genuinely present a gay man winning in his life journey 🤷🏽
@mdaddy7752 жыл бұрын
Ohhhh
@riverphoenix28482 жыл бұрын
@@cesarbugarini499 let's not sit here and pretend like Barbara Walters is some LGBTQ Saint. She was ultimately an old conservative white woman, and for all the pretending we're doing here she promoted white conservative attitudes towards life every day on the TV. What this is great proof of is that these stories and people have always existed, but the work of people like Walters helped to fight against liberation.
@fang_xianfu Жыл бұрын
@@riverphoenix2848 Sure, but she also described a play about a gay couple as a "wonderfully sentimental love story" in 1983 and that's progressive by the standards of the day.
@unicornalq11 Жыл бұрын
@@riverphoenix2848 Pointing out something she did well for the time doesn’t mean she wasn’t flawed. Nobody is maintaining her to be some sort of LGBT savior, they’re only pointing out that this was a big deal to show on the news during the height of the aids crisis.
@mikemathieson370010 ай бұрын
Man this guy is a legend, he is so eloquent and thank goodness he was at this time in history able to present such a positive representation of a gay man just living his life.
@willCaboutThat2 жыл бұрын
i love how close they're sitting and never looking away from each other. it's so intimate and respectful. Walter's questions seem blunt and ignorant but the whole production is set up to give harvey the best chance to make his case to ignorant americans who think they've never met a gay person
@tom_something Жыл бұрын
I was going to make the same comment. They're sitting closely, they're leaning toward each other, no one's folding their arms or covering part of their face. They're both solely devoted to asking honest questions, giving honest answers, and reacting to those answers honestly. One could easily assume they grew up together.
@variousJnames5 жыл бұрын
9:59 "You could've done it!" I love his wisdom and sincerity
@ThemanlymanStan4 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a powerful message of acceptance and normality Harvey Fierstein expressed through his answers. As a 23 year old gay man I just found this video. It really touched me. Im so greatful that people like him paved the way for future generations of LGBTQ to be treated with love and acceptance. I used to be afraid in high school and a couple years after about people finding out I am gay. I now am happily open to anyone about being gay. I was at first somewhat surprised how much acceptance I recieved from others. I never have been rejected for being gay. People have made some 'rude' questions or comments but were really stemming from ignorance and not from hate or disgust. I am so happy I can say that I love being me. I love being gay.
@treyg20105 жыл бұрын
He is so handsome here and his voice just floods my basement. Such an icon for the LGBT community
@goldilox3693 жыл бұрын
Have to agree... He was hot AF! 🔥👍
@jayjay864433 жыл бұрын
@@goldilox369 Agreed. If you weren't gay before, you're gay now. He was a stunning figure.
@theyouth20002 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@mdaddy7752 жыл бұрын
Yeah! When I saw the thumbnail, I thought I was looking at Mel Gibson or someone like that
@elijahhill6602 Жыл бұрын
He sounds like an undercover serial killer. He deserves an audiobook ASAP.
@BretonInTokyo9 жыл бұрын
My absolute idol. Met him outside the theatre after seeing "Hairspray" and fell even more in love ! The sweetest man ever. I gave him a fan letter...and got the nicest reply ever 2 weeks later. This man is simply amazing.
@ericlopez91075 жыл бұрын
Was babba wawwa really THIS misinformed about gay people in 1983!!!???
@corrinemills3 жыл бұрын
@@ericlopez9107 I think she was more so playing “devils advocate” and asking questions which seem really stupid and ignorant just so that when he answered them all the homophobes would see those questions and get an answer to them.
@adamplunkett95893 жыл бұрын
That is amazing! I find it very moving to think of him taking the time to sit down and write a reply to your letter. I love him even more now.
@zacktyler28102 жыл бұрын
How exciting.
@takispapas98877 жыл бұрын
Fierstein is brilliant. We still answer the same questions today, and we shouldn t anymore. He said it all correctly in 5 minutes.
@actownsend7288 Жыл бұрын
Smart guy and talented!!!
@loodiamexican5 жыл бұрын
His voice penetrates. It doesn’t just resonate but rather sinks into everything and you not only hear him but you definite FEEL him. He’s had a lot to fight against and still does. He doesn’t take no for an answer.
@nateben-horin35077 жыл бұрын
B-Wa is playing the devil's advocate. Her questions border on insulting, but each one gives Harvey the opportunity to drop some serious truth, while still protecting her image as a "skeptical" straight reporter.
@blainegarcia25034 жыл бұрын
It was a different time... *at least that's what the elders taught me to say*
@CraigTulloch4 жыл бұрын
Nate Ben-Horin It was a very different time and she was presenting a insight into a world that not many people knew or were aware of. God back then people thought Liberace was heterosexual!! Things have changed enormously since that interview was broadcast. I remember the 80s and it’s hard for me to remember how closeted things were then.
@williamnewton43574 жыл бұрын
Well observed!
@jleezy6123 жыл бұрын
Not bordering...blatantly insulting and ignorant.
@bigchungus85382 жыл бұрын
Harvey was so far ahead of his time in this interview. A truly insightful and extremely talented individual.
@emily71034 жыл бұрын
Holy cow, he was good-looking.
@ernestoubsedio639511 жыл бұрын
I can see the anger, and passion in his eyes when he answers the questions. He did an amazing job
@ronnie69028 жыл бұрын
he is so honest and witty a great role model for all young gays. because he has been through it all!!
@pbj33915 жыл бұрын
Barbara should be grateful that Harvey was gentle while he schooled her in being a human being.
@christianfranz26862 жыл бұрын
I would not be gentle I would be the exact opposite
@jellyrollnorton3 ай бұрын
So much has changed in 40 years and so little has changed.
@jonathanrio65874 жыл бұрын
Looking at this today in the year 2020, I am cringing by her questions! (I have to keep telling myself that this was 1983....) However, HIS answers are PERFECT! He even read her lightly when she said, "Just a few years ago, I couldn't have done this interview..." He didn't miss a beat and said, "YOU COULD HAVE!" He was SOOOOOO ahead of his time!!!!!!!!!
@DEAD-FROM-NY5 жыл бұрын
In case you couldn't notice, his MOTHER in Torch Song Trilogy was ESTELLE GETTY before she hit it big.
@mike488778 ай бұрын
He said in another interview that he had her in mind for the role; knew she could deliver the lines. She became like a mother in the cast, when the AIDS epidemic hit; full of support and compassion: even brought chicken soup, thinking it could help! (Jewish mother recipe!)
@br3akstuff9 күн бұрын
This is the first time I have ever seen Mr. Fierstein as a young thing. Handsome and passionate.
@ROBOTkw1 Жыл бұрын
This was 40 years ago. Barbara Walters was most likely asking the questions that she was expected to ask. Harvey Fierstein gave very intelligent, compassionate answers- way ahead of the times.
@bonfiresandbeersahousereno42407 жыл бұрын
Some comments below say how outrageous these questions are. But truly there are still people around us asking the same questions, and people who aren't aware that we are just the same as them. I think the most beautiful thing about this interview and Mr. Fierstein is that he handled every question with aplomb. He treated her with respect even if the questions in today's world seem outlandish. We should all take a note from his attitude and continue to raise awareness in this amazingly kind and simple way. He is such an inspiration!
@EddieJamesUX5 жыл бұрын
Estelle Getty pre-Golden Girls is his mother in the brief clip of Torch song.
@jasonscott82654 жыл бұрын
I tip my hat to you Harvey and those incredibly brave men and women who came before me. You are true to yourself and your bravery inspired and gave lots of us, in the gay community, the courage to openly be ourselves. Thank you..thank you....THANK YOU.
@brendanbartlett76086 жыл бұрын
He paved the way. He wrote the book. Because of him kids today CAN BE WHO THEY ARE. It's too bad kids will never know this. Thank you Harvey.
@treavaannkellington3560 Жыл бұрын
He has said in recent interviews that he feels strongly in letting the young people lead in terms of LGBQT+ initiatives. So many activists do not think that way, but a power struggle between old and young rarely produces anything worthwhile. And a lot of his work is available online now -- and hopefully being digitally archived.
@emilykayshrader106 Жыл бұрын
Just finished Harvey’s memoir and it’s one of the best reads. I just love him.
@lisagorman24802 жыл бұрын
God, I love him. So handsome, so smart, so warm and funny and bright.
@chevychase9 жыл бұрын
Harvey was such a brilliant man at such a young age. Truly an American Treasure.
@jbt60077 жыл бұрын
Thank you Harvey. Beautiful words......so many years ago. Barbara wasn't ready for those honest, intelligent responses. Lawd, how far we've come.........
@lottiesmith3643 Жыл бұрын
Damn he was beautiful in his youth, always loved him as an actor
@destineydevereux47222 жыл бұрын
I get goosebumps watching Harvey staring down Barbara while answering her archaic questions,,,you can tell he never takes sh-t from anyone, I love him so much!!🏳️🌈💋
@EYE_GOTCHAАй бұрын
They were friends and Walters purposely asked the questions that way in order to educate the many ignorant members of her viewing audience.
@seantodd88754 ай бұрын
That someone would have the guts to speak so openly about being gay in the early 80's like this. Bravo, Harvey. You paved the road for those of us younger than you to have a slightly easier time. A true pioneer.
@scottsantana2248 Жыл бұрын
Harvey Firestein is so damned articulate here, it kind of floors me. I'm so used to him being funny and sort of silly.
@lisamcdonald1014Ай бұрын
Impressive actor
@HalifaxViewersАй бұрын
He always has been. Thats why he has been a role model and inspiration. On these very difficulty topics, he nails it in the least number of words possible
@mike488778 ай бұрын
Harvey was so direct and brilliant in this interview. And, stunning face and eyes. If looks could kill, Babs would have been dead! Too bad he's getting older (like the rest of us). We could still use his wisdom today!
@JanHannes4 жыл бұрын
Thank You Harvey for this courage.. You helped the world to be more open for this and made many straight people people understand, so that we, next generation have had it much easier, even though not easy... thank You ❤️
@rogeekyu5 жыл бұрын
Is it just me or Harvey Fierstein looks so attractive in this interview?
@tjwash51185 жыл бұрын
Rogeee I too was shocked
@user-mj8nf2vp7q5 жыл бұрын
He's a sexy guy.
@nSpiraliArchitectb5 жыл бұрын
He was young here but regardless his spirit is brilliant and strong, which is attractive to anyone. He knows who he is, and isn't afraid to express it.
@paulbunyangonewild75964 жыл бұрын
Its the open shirt.
@calilovett20636 жыл бұрын
Oh gosh this features a clip from the original Torch Song Trilogy play. I'm in bliss. Thank you SO MUCH. I love how calm, kind but unapologetic Harvey F. was during this interview. What a charming, brilliant guy!
@Shindai2 жыл бұрын
It's the kind of fierce I wish I was, soft spoken and kind, but unflinching and honest and true to himself, as well as doing right by the rest of us by representing queer people so wonderfully :) He's iconic
@Car_Uma9 жыл бұрын
Fantastic man! So wise and so young at this point. Definitely a person to follow.
@godsfavoritegay2 жыл бұрын
9:50 “You could’ve done it. You would’ve had to fight your senses and all that but you could’ve done it and you should’ve done it.” God that absolutely floored me, I love it
@sherrysink31772 жыл бұрын
I think he said "You would've had to fight your censors...." (All those network executives who would have objected and refused to air such a segment). Either way though... Harvey is brilliantly correct and I love that he said that to her. He has lived the message "I am what I am" all these years, and he does it beautifully. I admire him so much.
@lisamcdonald1014Ай бұрын
Same
@alecris338 жыл бұрын
Oh Harvey, you are so Brave. Thak you for this amazing movie Torch song trilogy. This is my favorite movie in the world. I watch it when i'm sad, and i watch when i'm happy because i wanna remember that i am a human bein and i love like everybody else. And get married and have a family. Thank you Harvey.
@bella19757 жыл бұрын
Harvey Fierstein is great. What he says makes alot of sense and is correct
@paulward18476 жыл бұрын
Such a very smart man. A hero in his time and now
@frankesposito21824 жыл бұрын
I agree....
@GIguy2 жыл бұрын
Wow, that takes me back! I was just a teenager when this came out, it was the very first time in my life I realized it was OK to be who I was, but I wasn’t going to face a life of loneliness and misery.
@napatablookz8293 жыл бұрын
I am 13 years old and I was today years old when I first heard about this wonderful individual. I wish I would have learned about him sooner, it makes me cry to think that the world used to think this way. It hurts me to see how frustrated he is with those ridiculous questions. I already love this man to death, a true legend
@davidbreault32833 жыл бұрын
Please go watch his monologue in torch song, splendid
@jamesjenner54245 жыл бұрын
He was brilliant and courageous in this interview
@darrenthetuber7436 жыл бұрын
Harvery's patience is being tested but man he keeps his cool and makes his points
@NinaTaralon3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful and very sensitiv words. He doesn't blame, he just explains things from the heart.
@DreaminNirvanaАй бұрын
😍I was only 6 and his words i am hearing at 44 crying ❤! Thank you Harvey! His Don't ask Don't tell "There are no Gay Heros" documentary was so helpful to watch as a youth and train as a marine. Ultimately i decided not to go to boot camp for I cannot harm life. But it was extremely important not to unalive and march for so many causes. Still we move and inspire those as we fight for the safety to live fully to have a chance at a full life which is so very vulnerable, brave, strong. At times in anguish of exhausting abuse but it matters. Every life matters. Why can't everyone just get that?! 💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐
@MrPoochsmooch11 жыл бұрын
DATED interview! DATED questions! But damn, how wonderful was this for 1983? I remember seeing this back when I was in high school and I have to say it made a difference. Thanks Harvey.
@alaindezii4445 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful heartfelt responses to all her questions, a beautiful human being.
@rhiannonwinchester303110 жыл бұрын
Harvey made a stand for LGBT rights and same-sex parents before it was cool! How can you not adore and admire such a witty, gutsy badass queen!
@theforestero9 жыл бұрын
How expensive is Barbara WAlters?Can she be bought?
@user-yq2mt5kg8g2 күн бұрын
Barbara WaWa is appropriate here! The queen of the lisp!!😂
@MsFeyCreature3 жыл бұрын
So I'm impressed how well he bites his tongue throughout, but then he just goes for the throat about them never having done an interview like this before. No apology, no quarter, just "you could have done it and you should have done it." He's refusing to be let them score PR points through him and challenging them to take bigger risks. I respect that.
@victoragoo77712 жыл бұрын
Harvey Fierstein is my new gay hero. I just went and watch La Cage twice with ginger minj and was truly amazed and thrilled of how still timely it is. And Torch Song Trilogy, still one of my favorite movie.
@inkblotthecolt3 жыл бұрын
Holy shit he was a solid 12/10 in the 80's
@aburke08234 жыл бұрын
"You could have done it. You would have had to fight but you could have done it." Truth.
@summermen5 жыл бұрын
I love the way he hones in on her -- Harvey is FIERCE!
@livencali1 Жыл бұрын
Wow! Never saw this interview before. Can't understand why it was never huge. It was so educational and true. Still in shock that I was born into a world so hostile and unaccepting.
@MrRee-rs5dm7 жыл бұрын
Harvey Firestein is pretty terrific.
@nduncan793 жыл бұрын
He is always been beautiful and he is so kind. He is one of my favorite personalities.
@jonathanfunnell41672 жыл бұрын
I Love Harvey Fierstein With All My Heart And Always Will
@Ravaniscool7 жыл бұрын
It's very rare to meet genuine people like him! Hats off!
@knockshinnoch19505 жыл бұрын
All young gay people in 2019 really should watch this clip. They don't realise how much has changed over the past 40 years. Courageous folks like Harvey have made an enormous impact on the advancement of societies attitude to homosexuality. In 1983 the idea that an openly gay man who is happily married to his male partner is now a serious contender in the 2020 Presidential Election would be considered extreme fiction that would never be possible- almost as crazy as thinking the Soviet Union would collapse, the Berlin Wall removed within the next 7 years & that Donald Trump would be President after the first African American finished his 2nd term. Change can and does happen. The impossible IS possible!
@sloth14Ай бұрын
They'd be 5 years old .....
@reddragonready6 жыл бұрын
Funny to see all the comments by ignorant people calling Walters ignorant. Do you people not understand at all that this is not a private conversation and that it is supposed to be watched by literally ignorant general public? The questions are intended to be the kind of questions an ignorant person in 1983 would honestly ask given the chance. And an opportunity for Harvey to answer them honestly and explain these matters. And he is doing an awesome job of it. For that time and level of knowledge amongst the audience, this was in fact an excellent interview.
@thatepicwizardguy3 жыл бұрын
Harvey Fierstein, what a fantastic example of a person.
@colinwhitfield86272 жыл бұрын
So wild to go from binge watching RuPauls Drag Race to this video. Fierstein is a rock solid LEGEND.
@treavaannkellington3560 Жыл бұрын
I still find it remarkable that he was only 29 when this interview aired. His memoir is fantastic -- I knew very little about him other than him being part of gay Broadway and reading about the off-off-Broadway companies has been a revelation. And Estelle Getty! We wouldn't have had the Golden Girls without Harvey!
@AuntieMamie Жыл бұрын
Mr Fierstein truly was gracious to an uninformed Barbara. He’s so articulate and patient. He’s my hero. I’m embarrassed for her.
@helookalikaman796 жыл бұрын
The interview reminds me of my aunt asking questions. And just to make it funny, I used a OLD joke on her... She had asked of I "played the man" or "played the woman".... I told her, I don't play the man or the woman, I play the dog.... she dropped the phone...
@Dan-B11 ай бұрын
These questions make you realise how far we’ve come
@geoffmartin4011 жыл бұрын
1983 was such a different time...I wish I would have been old enough to have enjoyed the work of pioneers like Harvey Fierstein. What an incredible man...glad I can enjoy him today!
@martynbutlerOBEАй бұрын
could not love this man more
@robertoayala5 жыл бұрын
He made life 100% a better world.. HE IS A BRAVO MAN
@DeadSetOnDestruction7 жыл бұрын
My phone vibrates when he talks
@paulbunyangonewild75964 жыл бұрын
I'm so hard of hearing my phone vibrates when she talks.
@missmew5240 Жыл бұрын
He was way ahead of his time! What a sweetheart and so handsome ❤
@edwardkroupa51773 жыл бұрын
What an incredible authentic person It’s never about being gay or straight but always about being a human being People like him who are 1000 times authentic get written off weather your gay or straight very inspiring for all people And for people getting on Barbara Walters this is how people spoke and thought about the gay and lesbian community is it wrong yes but both did a fantastic interview
@VeracityLH4 жыл бұрын
Bless him, he put my thoughts into words. Can we just let people be people and love who they love?
@ThankYouPain095 жыл бұрын
Omg I’ve always seen Barbara as an old lady it’s weird seeing her as a younger lady! Also Harvey needs to play Ursula
@adamyourke2 жыл бұрын
So tragic that so many leaders would find this interview enlightening after 39 years. Harvey, you are my hero! And Barbara wasn’t too bad either.
@rustyshackleford6927 Жыл бұрын
Harvey Fiersteins voice was one of the first things I fell in love with. So deep and dusky… UNF🥰🤤🤤🤤
@craigslivka1 Жыл бұрын
My folks took me as a teen to see the original run of La Cage on Broadway. I have never (even over the last decade or so with youtube) have I ever seen this interview. What a wonderfully strong, intelligent, patient, and wise hero, Harvey was/is. I always had a deep admiration for him, but this interview blew me away at how comfortable he was at that time in his "skin" (so to speak) and how loving and eloquent his responses were. at various points, it would have been very simple to make a very catty and sarcastic response, but Harvey choose one of love and understanding. I think he also understood that he was at the very beginning of a turning point where gay acceptance over the following decade grew in such numbers that no conservative, religious, or psychological movements of stupidity could prevent the idea of a person, is a person, is a person, they just view the world thru different lenses. I think Harvey is one of the unsung or spoken-about heros in gay culture.
@jamilnorwood42692 жыл бұрын
Just as relevant in 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣2️⃣... WoW!!!
@FaliusAren4 жыл бұрын
The parallels between this interview and present day interviews with trans people is astounding. PS: i could listen to harvey explain my own orientation to me in that husky voice for hours
@RaymondHng2 жыл бұрын
11:28 Even after having seen _La Cage aux Folles_ on stage, the final lyrics of the song still brings tears today.
@frankesposito21824 жыл бұрын
Harvey you Speak Brilliantly about LOVE & TOLERANCE !!! GOD BLESS YOU !!! BE WELL !!!
@ivojuhani3 жыл бұрын
Bless. Harvey’s patience and empathy.
@chrismcevoy25038 жыл бұрын
He's a wonderful actor.
@steev05104 жыл бұрын
I just love and admire this man so much!! Wish I could meet him!
@mattoneill12722 жыл бұрын
thanks Harvey for your wisdom and humour and strength.
@pam06265 жыл бұрын
This is simply wonderful. Such a smart, erudite man.
@alaly1027 Жыл бұрын
I am what I am is such a POWERFUL song. Those lyrics get me every time.
@BretonInTokyo9 жыл бұрын
And that voice....makes me melt !
@fool4singing6 жыл бұрын
I wonder how old he was when he started getting that distinctive voice...
@DanielMartins-og2gj3 жыл бұрын
age 7
@rebeccamurfitt2993 жыл бұрын
3
@jerikaalleman27333 жыл бұрын
Age 12
@Barcelona3xs Жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC INTERVIEW !!
@salamandraeest67852 жыл бұрын
I only knew of him from Mrs Doubtfire. He is such an amazing guy. I love his intensity and self assuredness. Mesmerising.😍
@lisamcdonald1014Ай бұрын
Same
@SardonicALLY25 күн бұрын
Now that was a man. Bless him.
@rayevarneyАй бұрын
I saw Harvey in Torch Song in London in '85. He's so brilliant.