Quotes from Nathan Lane

I'm really an honorary Jew, you know; all the best people are. I really do feel Jewish, even though I'm a Catholic. The way the Church has been behaving, I'm happy to be Jewish.

I'm still the fat kid from high school who never had a date.

All I can do is try to create the best show possible, and I feel we've truly done that.

Sure I think it is healthy to speak the truth, and be who you are, and be proud of that.

There are some people that the press like to pick on and not just the gay press, but the press in general. And some people, the press just doesn't care about at all.

There doesn't seem to be a lot of middle ground with me.

Relationships, for me, have been elusive. And I would say mostly it's been my fault. I was always more concentrated on my career. And yes, you do question people's motives. Is it just because I'm him - I'm Nathan Lane?

I was born Joseph Lane, but when I applied to the actors union, they said they already had a Joe Lane on the books and I'd have to change my last or first name. I had played the character of Nathan Detroit, whom I liked very much, in 'Guys and Dolls,' so I took the name Nathan.

Look, I'm over 40, I'm single, and I work in musical theater - you do the math!

A sitcom is the closest thing for me to doing stage because you work in front of an audience, and if it's well written it can be very satisfying.

There's not a day in my life I'm not proud of being gay, but I just wasn't ready for that attention to be placed on it. I remember being on Oprah. Well, not on Oprah. Near Oprah. She started saying, 'Now, Nathan, you got all those girlie moves going down in 'The Birdcage,' where's all that coming from? You're so good at all that girlie stuff!'

I have to accept the fact that, no matter what I do, it's going to annoy someone.

A video taped stage performance is just - you know, it's never gonna be the same as it is if you're sitting there live in the theatre.

I am not a sad clown. I am not a sad clown.