Mart Crowley

Tom Hanks: There is this constant desire on the part of the studios to make characters likable.

Arthur Laurents: You must pay. You must suffer. If you're a woman who commits adultery, you're only put out in the storm. If you're a woman who has another woman you better go hang yourself. It's a question of degree and certainly if you're gay, you have to do real penance - die!