John Cameron Mitchell Quotes
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The contributions of African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrants throughout our nation's history are undeniable, but the tendency to overlook their gallant efforts is pervasive and persistent.
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I need to feel as if everything is clean and in its proper place before I can even attempt to write one word. At least, that's what I tell myself. I make the bed, I put away the dishes, maybe I dust, maybe I do the laundry, maybe I go to the post office.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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I'm just a black hole for stuff. No one should ever hand me anything, because I get so easily distracted. I'll be like, 'Oh, look, something shiny!' I'm glad I never learned how to drive. I would be really dangerous.
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It lies in human nature that where you experience your first laughs, you also remember the age kindly.
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In my situation, every time I write a sentence, I'm thinking not only of the people I ended up in college with but my siblings, my family, my school friends, the people from my neighborhood. I've come to realize that this is an advantage, really: it keeps you on your toes.
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When we read fiction, we want to get outside of ourselves and are able to see from a perspective we haven't seen through before. That can be very powerful.
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I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.
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And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
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I volunteer with School on Wheels in Los Angeles, and I also tutor with Koreh L.A.
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The 'Vanity Fair' article was interesting to do because it was the first time I ever really had the opportunity to be absolutely truthful with a reporter about every aspect of my life.
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Accept it or not, every star, actor, and director wants to work on larger-than-life films.
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When I was 23, I founded an organization called Dress for Success, which is now in more than 100 cities in 8 countries and has helped a million women transition from welfare to work.
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Our family suffers from a hereditary condition called, generally, mental illness. Specifically, multiple family members in successive generations have suffered from either bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.
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It's a hard job. It means giving up some things, but on the other hand they keep saying you can have it all. You can't really have it all so easy. You can do a little of this and little of that.
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Creme Brulee is the ultimate 'guy' dessert. Make it and he'll follow you anywhere.
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I just want to show the fans my big smile and play the game that I love.
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I no longer have the energy to get really angry, like I used to.
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Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.
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I'm a New Yorker, you know.
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When the soul is understood and attended to, we can be liberated from hurry, preoccupation, unsatisfied desires, and chronic discontent.
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My goal keeps me alive, and no personal issue is going to interfere with that. If people try to put me in the crazy box–'crazy fucking Courtney'–go ahead. But if you think you’re going to stop me from where I’m going, you’re not going to do it. I work my ass off. I deliver the goddamn goods. And I will deliver them again.
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I actually got a crush on Anne Heche when I worked with her on Huckleberry Finn. It didn't work out.
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User-comments culture is not useful for creating original work, I think.
