American - Actor | April 21, 1963 -
What's interesting is that some of the things I'm interested in talking about is a story which has to do with the second half of your life, which can be told through Hedwig's voice because she's older. If the timeline is consistent, she's as old as me.
John Cameron Mitchell
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I like the fact that it's like The Ramones. You just have to change your name, and you're a Ramone. You just have to put the wig on, and you're Hedwig. Women have played it. Gay men, straight men, you know.
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I've obviously always been aware of actor-oriented films, being an actor. Altman and Cassavetes were really strong. And then I realized their structures were quite fascinating, too.
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'Hedwig' is not autobiographical, but what she goes through is clearly a big metaphor. She doesn't want to be what she is, but she comes to an understanding that what happened to her has actually made her whole.
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I'm not interested in replicating 'Hedwig' like a virus.
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I studied meditation, knowing it would be a huge new calming skill.
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Getting the blood moving through your body does do wonders for your complexion.
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Chaos is the natural state, and theater tries to make sense of it, but it's got to be a little messy to be believable.
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Nothing is a calling card. Everything is what you do. If you do it in order to get somewhere else, you're not actually doing it. If you're thinking, 'What is the weird thing I want to make with my friends?' money and other things will come later.
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Nowadays, the term 'selling out' doesn't exist anymore because everyone is trying to make a living.
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The best things happen in the dark.
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There are a lot of silly projects out there.
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