Happy Birthday: Nathan Lane

Nathan Lane

Born: February 3, 1956 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

[on being gay] From the time I told my mother, I’ve been living openly. But really, I was born in 1956. I’m one of those old-fashioned homosexuals, not one of the newfangled ones who are born joining parades. My family referred to them as “fags”, and that was it.

[Coming “Out” following the death of Matthew Shepard] It was like somebody slapped me awake. At this point, it’s selfish not to do whatever you can… If I do this story and say I’m a gay person, it might make it easier for somebody else.

I told my mother I was gay, and she s… and she… and then her face went white, and then she said, “I would rather you were dead.” And I said, “I knew you’d understand.” And then once I got her head out of the oven, everything was fine. She came from a generation where, yes, of course, she would have preferred if I was straight and had gotten married, but she, uh, you know, she was very accepting. What she enjoyed most is when I was in a musical. She would always say, um, “I’m not saying this because I’m your mother; I’m saying it because it’s true: you were the best one.”. [To James Lipton on Inside the Actors Studio (1994)].

MIRROR MIRROR dir. Tarsem Singh Stars: Lily Collins Julia Roberts

Astro Boy 2009 dir. David Bowers Starring Freddie Highmore Nicolas Cage Bell

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 1999 dir. Jay Roach starring Myers Heather Graham Best of GOOD WIFE TV Series Best of GOOD WIFE Season 5

THE LION KING 1994 dir. Roger Allers Rob Minkoff

Swing Vote 2008 dir. Joshua Michael Stern Starring Costner Madeline Carroll

SUBMIT your Best Scene Screenplay or TV SPEC Script Voted #1 TV Contest in North America.

SUBMIT your Best Scene Screenplay or FEATURE Script FULL FEEDBACK on all entries. Get your script performed

FIRST SCENE (first 10pgs) Screenplay CONTEST Submit the first stages of your film and get full feedback!