John Cameron Mitchell Quotes
I guess historically, drag queens were imitating movie stars and luminaries. It's kind of nice to have a movie star imitating a drag queen.
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Jazz is smooth and cool. Jazz is rage. Jazz flows like water. Jazz never seems to begin or end. Jazz isn't methodical, but jazz isn't messy either. Jazz is a conversation, a give and take. Jazz is the connection and communication between musicians. Jazz is abandon.
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Is there any more encouraging sign than to see an Indian, who has never been to a university, like our friend Mr. Asutosh Dey here, for example, carrying out original work and finding it recognized by the foremost societies of the world?
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The harder you work, the luckier you get.
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You're never going to read 'The Wealth of Nations,' and you shouldn't, really. It's 900 pages.
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I like to look at 'A Place in the Sun' every now and get inspired by it.
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Muzzle a dog and he will bark out of the other end.
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Well did graduate summa cum laude from Fordham University.
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Tonight we send a message to our party that here in Illinois, there will be a new generation of Republican leaders and we will fight to provide a better tomorrow for future generations. We've made clear the status quo is no longer acceptable.
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There's not some idea I'm going to create a work that's going to change everybody's consciousness.
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But eventually it is a game of cricket.
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Anyone in the comedy world knows that Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell are two of the funniest guys around.
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I've spent a lot of time being bohemian and sleeping on floors, but eventually I want to have kids and I want to bring them up in a secure environment.
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Creating a role is an interesting thing - each show or each situation is different.
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If transportation technology was moving along as fast as microprocessor technology, then the day after tomorrow I would be able to get in a taxi cab and be in Tokyo in 30 seconds.
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You can over-think things. If the script's good, everything you need is in there. I just try and feel it and do it honestly. I also don't learn things for auditions, because I feel like it's just a test of memorising rather than being real.
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I was the highest-paid street performer, probably, in the history of Chicago. I was making like $800 a day.
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A lot of times, when you're the leading lady, you get to sing heartwarming songs and that's it, and people don't get a sense of who you truly are.
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There is a great relief in experiencing the worst vicariously.
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I have an interest in languages and make an effort to learn.
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It's always good to walk in a room and know everybody kind of looks up to you because I guess I've earned it.
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I have felt cats rubbing their faces against mine and touching my cheek with claws carefully sheathed. These things, to me, are expressions of love.
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Man, I'm the No. 1 living and breathing rock star. I am Axl Rose; I am Jim Morrison; I am Jimi Hendrix.
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I wouldn't mind having a nice little restaurant.
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I guess historically, drag queens were imitating movie stars and luminaries. It's kind of nice to have a movie star imitating a drag queen.
