Nathan Lane

And I had a crush on the guy playing Benny Southstreet.

And we – something had developed and he lived in New York.

And so I was going to move to New York.

And so I sat her down because we had been through a lot together and I thought – I had never lied to her.

And I had been telling her I had been seeing a girl but I was seeing – I said to her, I know you think I've been seeing a girl but I've been seeing a guy.

And she turned white and looked very shocked and she said –

You mean you're a homosexual, she said.

And I said, yeah, I guess so.

And she said, oh, Joseph, I would rather you were dead.

And I said, I knew you'd understand.

And once I got her head out of the oven, everything was fine.

And I remember at one point I was dating a modern dancer and he was very handsome.

And we were at a gathering at Sardi's and he was – this dancer was there and my mother was there.

And I introduced them and he went off to get drinks for her and myself and she looked at me and went –

He's very good.

That's right.

Exactly.

Oh, my God, yes.

Yeah, she was, you know, she lived to 84.

She was at all those openings.