Judith Light

“There are two things that I put my focus on. One is the fight against AIDS and finding a cure. The other is human rights.”

“The gay community just recognizes what their closets are and we straight have to spend years trying to figure out which closet we are trapped in.”

“If you want to be a star, don't bother doing it because it ends up being very empty.”

“It makes me so angry - there's enough food in the world but people are starving. It's all political.”

“My weight went up and down like a yo-yo.”

“I found that the body, mind and spirit are all connected. They are not separate pieces.”

“I loved my role on Who's the Boss? There is always some of me in every character that I play.”

“I was different and people made fun of me.”

“Women don't realize how powerful they are.”

“You really have to listen to yourself and know if what someone is saying is true for you.”

“I got into theatre very early, so yes I was surrounded by gay people quite early and frequently.”

“You have to find the peace and patience within yourself to be a model and an example to others and not judge.”

“I couldn't care less if someone is gay or straight.”

“I love being able to make people laugh.”

“You know, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender - people are people.”

“But celebrity really doesn't mean anything unless you use it for finding some way to give back and I've always felt that way.”

“People can only do what they are ready to do when they are ready to do it.”

“The more we can purge ourselves of the diseases we create the more we can become magnificent people.”

“I know what it feels like to be an outsider.”

“Exactly Straight women who surround themselves only with gay men or white people who refuse any other race into their circles are unhealthy and it has more to do with one's individual fear and individual closets.”