John Cameron Mitchell Quotes

Bob Fosse, even though he wasn't gay. He was certainly queer and had a huge effect on the 'Hedwig' film, as did Hal Ashby and Robert Altman, who had a weird butch queer feeling about him. His films almost flirted with camp but in an extremely realistic acting way.

John Cameron Mitchell

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Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 21, 1963

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It's hard enough to be a lady writer. Doubly hard to be a funny lady writer.

Jill Soloway

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When men organize themselves into groups, and they make rules based on common or self-interest, it's always tangled and political.

Andrew Dominik

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It's great having time to just sit back and work through things in my mind. It helps put life into perspective.

Maxine Peake

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I think rock records tend to be very expensive.

Andy Summers

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Basic human needs like food cannot be corporate questions.

Ron Dellums

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When I speak it is in order to be heard.

Roman Jakobson

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At the time that they were shown, the Brillo Boxes were underappreciated. It's only now, with the patina of history, that we can really see these masterpieces in a clear light.

Mike Bidlo

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I still believe that any country understands that if they use nuclear weapons, they will be wiped out of existence. They could be irrational in many ways, but I don't think they're irrational to the point that they're ready to annihilate their own country.

Mohamed ElBaradei

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I am actually a 'Seven Samurai' fan.

Luis Alberto Urrea

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I love to perform. But I don't like the traveling.

Del Shannon

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I find actors a little bit too self-conscious.

Chris Lilley

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How your social network - the people that you know, or in your community - understand or value a work can be... a tremendously relevant indicator of how important or meaningful it's going to be to you.

David Weinberger

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