John Cameron Mitchell Quotes
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It is more difficult to designate this form of conation on its practical side by a satisfactory name.
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I always focused on being an actor. I did stand-up briefly, but I also did a lot of dramatic work. But since I've been on 'The Daily Show,' people think I'm a comedian. That's not how I see myself.
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I enjoy doing new tunes. It gives me a little bit to perk up, to pay a little bit more attention.
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Civilization is merely an advance in taste: accepting, all the time, nicer things, and rejecting nasty ones.
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I'm in no way suggesting that my opinion matters more than anyone else's, of course, but the only thing that bothers me is apathy. People that sit out of the process and complain about it, or pretend that politics isn't a part of their everyday lives.
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I cook chicken for a living.
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I do have a television over there - it was a gift - but I never turn it on. I'd rather read a book.
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We imbue deserts and the tundra with menace because nothing, or little, grows there.
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America is woven of many strands. I would recognise them and let it so remain. Our fate is to become one, and yet many. This is not prophecy, but description.
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I was much more interested by clothes when I was younger. I'm about being discreet. What they call the French touch, whatever that means. Low profile and somehow elegant without being flashy.
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We discount the physical, when, in fact, much of life is physical. People's personalities are partly formed by, or in response to, how they take up space; the physical mask has some relation, howsoever obscure, to the mental work happening underneath.
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In violent streets and broken homes, the cry of anguished souls is not for more laws but for more conscience and character.
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I don't own cable, but my TV came with a Netflix button.
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Im very nurturing.
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My parents are music fans, even though neither of them play an instrument. I was exposed to their record collection, so I love everything from Joni Mitchell to Bruce Springsteen.
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I want to produce a country album for a country singer.
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We had to get on food stamps for a short period of time, so I understand the need for those.
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Most every book I bring into the world is like birthing a baby; it's a lot of effort!
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When we do merger rulings, we have strict deadlines: 25 days. It is extremely intensive, and you must decide how you can do it before your spouse says, 'You know I still love you, but please spend some more time at home.'
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Listen now. When people talk listen completely. Don't be thinking what you're going to say. Most people never listen. Nor do they observe.
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I'm not shy about trying to find what truth there is in any genre, whether that be an action piece, a sci-fi piece, a small indie film, or a play. I'm open to it all.
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Some songs are just like tattoos for your brain... you hear them and they're affixed to you.
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One half of me is a hopeless romantic. The other half is well... just realistic.
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I'm not interested in replicating 'Hedwig' like a virus.
