John Cameron Mitchell Quotes
It's cool when frat boys say, 'Yeah, 'Hedwig!' I'd like to see that same thing happen with 'Shortbus.'
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Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it.
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Life is hard. It is. And it's like, I don't want anybody feeling any pain.
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Socialism is simply Communism for people without the testosterone to man the barricades.
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I did about a 100 concerts this year. All over the United States. We're cutting back next year to about 40. We generate money for an organization called Mercy Corps.
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Some people write heavily, some write lightly. I prefer the light approach because I believe there is a great deal of false reverence about. There is too much solemnity and intensity in dealing with sacred matters; too much speaking in holy tones.
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The politics of the Cape Town Metro, which allows an executive Mayoral committee to make secret decisions which affect you, behind closed doors, is wrong!
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Everything's so accelerated now.
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God takes care of imbeciles, little children and artists.
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Democracy presumes that we're all created equal; competition proves we are not, or else every race would end in a tie.
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God's words first... obey God's law first before considering the laws of man.
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You can tell when someone is putting on a role. If someone really believes in what they're saying, it's quite hard to find cracks.
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Ruminants are a perfectly normal thing to possess when you live in upstate New York. It's just moving scenery. It's kind of like the equivalent of Great Danes. It's the way you keep your grass mowed. It's the way you keep your weed-whacking to a minimum.
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I'm very curious to witness the historic transformation of Chinese women.
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Actually, my dog I think is the only person who consistently loves me all the time.
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At the risk of sounding hopelessly romantic, love is the key element. I really love to play with different musicians who come from different cultural backgrounds.
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I always find Victoria's Secret models a bit weird.
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Deterrence is still fundamentally about influencing an actor's decisions. It is about a solid policy foundation. It is about credible capabilities. It is about what the U.S. and our allies as a whole can bring to bear in both a military and a nonmilitary sense.
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Sometimes people think Y Combinator has big ideas about themes. But really, we just fund the best startups.
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The books I like to read the most feel like they've been written by somebody who had to write them or go crazy. They had to get them out of their heads. I like that kind of urgency.
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It's a dream to be in a company of actors.
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When you walk in the front of the White House, the pictures on the walls, they change out pretty frequently. They're all very cool and historical, with pictures from the current term and past terms.
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In Van Halen there were moments, like in some of the ballads, I put my heart and soul into those records. Those lyrics when I sang 'em, I gave myself goosebumps.
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Is there a better example of natural selection in action than 'Project Runway?'
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It's cool when frat boys say, 'Yeah, 'Hedwig!' I'd like to see that same thing happen with 'Shortbus.'
