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.
More Quotes by Nathan Lane
Sure I think it is healthy to speak the truth, and be who you are, and be proud of that.
Look, I'm 40, I'm single, and I work in musical theater - you do the math!
People always think I'm Jewish and changed my last name from Rabinowitz.
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 one of those old-fashioned homosexuals, not one of the newfangled ones who are born joining parades.
'The Producers' is a sort of a once in a lifetime kind of phenomenon, and I was grateful to be a part of it.