Tommy Kirk Quotes (10 Quotes)

I said, to hell with the whole thing, to hell with show business. I'm gonna make a new life for myself, and I got off drugs, completely kicked all that stuff.

After I was fired from Disney, I did some of the worst movies ever made.

Disney was a family film studio. I was supposed to be their young, leading man. After they found out I was involved with someone, that was the end of Disney.

I started my own little carpet and upholstery cleaning business. I've done it for 20 years. I live well.

I want to be remembered for Swiss Family Robinson and Old Yeller. I think Swiss is probably my favorite film.

It wasn't until the early '60s that I began to hear of places where gays congregated. The lifestyle was not recognized and I was very, very lonely.

I knew I was gay, but I had no outlet for my feelings. It was very hard to meet people and, at that time, there was no place to go to socialize.

I'm not ashamed of being gay, never have been and never will be. For that I have no apologies.

When I was about 17 or 18, I finally admitted to myself that I wasn't going to change. I didn't know what the consequences would be, but I had the definite feeling that it was going to wreck my Disney career.

Eventually I became involved with somebody, and I was fired.