Cowen, Ron Filmography

• Queer as Folk: Reunion
  2007, role: actor , character name: Himself
• The Evolution Will Be Televised
  2005, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Sisters
  1991, role: writer
• The Love She Sought
  1990, role: writer
• The Love She Sought
  1990, role: producer
• The 38th Annual Emmy Awards
  1986, role: actor , character name: Himself - Winner: Best Writing in a Miniseries or a Special
• An Early Frost
  1985, role: producer
• An Early Frost
  1985, role: writer
• Paul's Case
  1980, role: writer
• I'm a Fool
  1977, role: writer
• Summertree
  1971, role: writer

Famous quotes by Ron Cowen:

"It (the sex scenes) was not for shock value. I think it was to tell the truth. I think a lot of what we see on TV portrays gay people as eunuchs or clowns, or as victims of AIDS, or being punished for being sexual or tortured teens. We're not doing any of that."

"[Series with political content tend to age badly, and Cowen and Lipman know a thing or two about dated television -- the men, who began their work and home lives together in 1971 at a playwrights' conference, wrote An Early Frost, the first TV movie about AIDS, which aired in 1985.] You never know if something's going to hold up or fall apart in 20 years, ... It will mark a certain point in time. I hope as time goes on it will be seen as accurate."

"I don't share your optimism. We can talk about this for 19 hours, because I get pretty passionate about it."

"If that's what you like, then good luck."

"But if they didn't do it, the middle-aged gay men, then how come so many of them died of AIDS in the '80s? How did that happen?"

"[It's clearly a sore topic with both men.] We're either gay-bashed by gay people or we're totally ignored by the gay press, ... Younger gay people seem to love the show; they don't have a problem with it. It's middle-aged gay men who seem to have a big issue with this show. They don't want other people knowing what they've done."

"[Showtime agreed, and Cowen and Lipman took full advantage of that carnal carte blanche from the beginning: In Episode1, Brian's deflowering of Justin is explicitly rendered.] We felt that was a very political statement, ... because as a gay person, I grew up seeing straight people in movies, in R-rated movies, making out, having sex, but I never saw gay people doing it. I said to Dan, `Well, it's our turn.'"

• Lyrics: play full screen play karaoke
• Focus - Ryan Keen
• Old Scars - Ryan Keen
• Ryan Keen - Ryan Keen

It's hard to see when the smoke cloud's over your eyes
And you loose focus as you losing on your time
And there's one last thing to do, it's waiting there on you
Cut from this circle leave, it behind
Come on over for a moment, and see what you find
Worry and distance, it's all in your mind
Come on over, take a chance now
I know what you like
Caught in the middle, between your heart and your mind
And it's hard to see when the smoke clouds cover your eyes
And you loose focus as you losing on your time
And there's one last thing to do, it's waiting there on you
Cut from this circle leave, it behind
Come on over for a moment, see what you find
Worry and distance, it's all in your mind
Come on over, take a chance know
I know what you like
You're caught in the middle, between your heart and your mind
And it's hard to see when the smoke cloud's over your eyes
And you loose focus as you losing on your time
And there's one last thing to do, it's waiting there on you
Cut from this circle leave, it behind, whoa
It's now, I was waiting on somebody else to show
Me how,
A singe spark will catch a light
And when you thought, could change your life

Take me high above the ground
Up above the city lights
It's better this way round
And please don't let me down
I'm Closer than I've ever been
I believe it's coming down
This old scars, this old guitar
Oh oh oh ohhh...
We might move slow
But we'll go far
CHORUS:
We going back to the ocean
Back to where I'm from
Cuz every time I try to forget her
I just can't move on
Cuz when I felt her heart, it's when I felt at home
And we are up the ground
How u been I never been
Never come back down
Just lose me in the sound now
Cuz I know know other ways
I believe it's coming down
This old scars, this old guitar
Oh oh oh ohhh...
We might move slow
But we'll go far
CHORUS:
We going back to the ocean
Back to where I'm from
Cuz every time I try to forget her
I just can't move on
Cuz when I felt her Heart, it's when I felt at home
BRIDGE:
Ohhhhh ohhh ohhhh... 4x
(Cuz when I felt her heart, it's when I felt at home)
(Cuz when I felt her heart, I never felt alone...)
CHORUS:
I'm going back to the ocean
Back to where I'm from
Cuz every time I try to forget her
I just can't move on
Cuz when I felt her heart, it's when I felt at home
ENDING:
Ohhhhh ohhh ohhhh... 4x
(Cuz when I felt her heart, it's when I felt at home)

It's hard to see when the smoke cloud's over your eyes
And you loose focus as you losing on your time
And there's one last thing to do, it's waiting there on you
Cut from this circle leave, it behind
Come on over for a moment, and see what you find
Worry and distance, it's all in your mind
Come on over, take a chance now
I know what you like
Caught in the middle, between your heart and your mind
And it's hard to see when the smoke clouds cover your eyes
And you loose focus as you losing on your time
And there's one last thing to do, it's waiting there on you
Cut from this circle leave, it behind
Come on over for a moment, see what you find
Worry and distance, it's all in your mind
Come on over, take a chance know
I know what you like
You're caught in the middle, between your heart and your mind
And it's hard to see when the smoke cloud's over your eyes
And you loose focus as you losing on your time
And there's one last thing to do, it's waiting there on you
Cut from this circle leave, it behind, whoa
It's now, I was waiting on somebody else to show
Me how,
A singe spark will catch a light
And when you thought, could change your life