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John Cameron Mitchell
John Cameron Mitchell
American Actor
Born: Apr 21, 1963
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I remember being afraid of doing drag when I was younger because I didn't really like my feminine side - most gay guys at some point are told that that's the worst part of you, so that becomes a negative thing. John Cameron Mitchell
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I did take comfort in the vespers and compline. I might have become a monk if I hadn't come out. John Cameron Mitchell
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Drag is a little scary, especially for a gay man who's not comfortable with his feminine side. John Cameron Mitchell
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London is the English-speaking theatre capital. John Cameron Mitchell
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Doing 'Hedwig' totally contributed to my acceptance of myself. John Cameron Mitchell
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I really want as many people as possible to relate to something, without compromising or dumbing down. John Cameron Mitchell
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I come from the theater, and there is a real collaborative history there. John Cameron Mitchell
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Having been an actor in Hollywood for a certain amount of time, I always felt a pressure to be sort of a neutral person. 'Don't do anything to your hair. Don't tell them your age. Don't tell them you're gay. Don't tell them anything that could limit you, specify you as a person.' I always hated that, actually moved out of L.A. because of that. John Cameron Mitchell
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There's something cool about being a stealth classic. John Cameron Mitchell
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The think that we hung the film version all on was 'Hedwig' on tour. On stage, it's one theatre, one show. It just seemed natural to change it. In the film, we were able to go to flashback rather than have her talk to the audience. And we had the play to practice and to see where we had made mistakes. John Cameron Mitchell
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I remember seeing a stage version of Plato's 'Symposium' and being really moved because it was written by a man rather than a culture. John Cameron Mitchell
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I remember my girlfriend dropped me for the guy I thought was really cute. John Cameron Mitchell
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We're all weirdly single, middle-aged women with too much money who look to fill the void with too much shopping. John Cameron Mitchell
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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. John Cameron Mitchell
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I think as far as themes, 'Hedwig' is about what music meant to you as a kid and how rock n' roll can save you; that is definitely part of it. John Cameron Mitchell
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