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" When 1.2 million people come together for Pride in Toronto, that's great, but we now need to start paying it forward and thinking about the rest of the world. "

David Furnish

Together

Great

People

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" People go forward in life. Bitterness and grudges and resentments only poison it. "

David Furnish

People

Life

" You have to acknowledge that films that have a strong concept and are easily marketed to people are the ones that stand the biggest chance of success. "

" I love diamond jewellery on men, and pocket scarves, cravats, cufflinks. The trick is to throw it together so it's natural and not contrived. That's real style. "

" I think if we could just level the playing field in life as much as possible, then we'd all be in a much better place. "

" Kids will often see something different and feel insecure about it because they don't understand it. "

" Out of ignorance and fear comes judgment and division. "

" If we can make HIV testing a normal part of looking after your health, we can truly envisage an AIDs-free future in the U.K. "

" I can't say to Elton, 'Hey, let's walk around the corner and have a coffee.' Someone as well-known as that can't go anywhere in the world without being recognised. Elton has written the soundtrack to a lot of people's lives, so they feel a kinship with him, so they come up, and that does colour things. "

" I gravitate toward contemporary art. I love great paintings, sculpture, photography, some video art. "

" I've had many friends over the years who have been in same-sex relationships, and the family denies hospital visitations when one is sick. Or when the estate is settled and people who have built a life together has everything taken away from them either by the families or the taxman. "

" One of the reasons Elton and I entered into our partnership - the first day it became legal in Britain to do so - is that we felt it was an opportunity to protect ourselves with official recognition of our relationship. "

" I ran away from small-town Canada to London; I ran away from my family because I didn't think I could be the person I was. "

" I had a lot of failed relationships, a lot of unhappiness, a lot of shame and embarrassment, bad self-image stuff. "

" We all live by example. "

David Furnish

Live

Example

" We absolutely need more role models. I think we need more people to come forward and be proud of who they are. "

" When you get the high art of William Shakespeare and the greatest love story ever told, and you collision crash it with the low art of the tacky garden gnome, you're going to have lots and lots of opportunity for fun and putting your tongue very firmly in your cheek. "

" I'm a great pop culture lover, and I'm not a snob. "

" Everyone should be tested. Whenever they have a check-up, they should test for HIV, because if we can get to a point in our society where everyone is automatically tested, nobody will fall through the net. "

" I was definitely teased and bullied in my junior school. "

" I'd spent my twenties trying to be everything to everybody. I had my family, my straight friends, and I was starting to develop a gay circle of friends. I was seeing some men, seeing some women, and trying to sort it all out. "

" I think if you have an opportunity to live by example and make people aware of positive changes in our society, I think it's a great thing. "

" If you look at 'Gnomeo & Juliet,' the movie's message essentially says it doesn't matter if you're a 'red' or a 'blue': at the end of the day, parents should love their children and want what's best for them. "

" We want to make sure that our boys realize that there are all different kinds of families, and all families are great. "

" I was neeeever a cool kid. "

David Furnish

Cool

Kid

" Fear and ignorance fuel so much homophobia. "

" When Stephen Harper was elected as the new Conservative Prime Minister - and he talked about repealing gay marriage and putting it to a vote in the House of Commons - Elton and I talked about getting married in Canada to make a statement, for ideological and political reasons. "

" I think people get fearful of things they don't know or understand. "

" I'm always very proud when people ask me about being a Canadian. "

" Unfortunately, celebrity is a powerful thing. It can influence people, but if it can influence people in a good way, then that's a great thing. "