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John Cameron Mitchell Quotes

Anger is so constructive.

John Cameron Mitchell

Anger is so constructive.

Tags: constructive

Humor without sadness underneath it feels cheap and aggressive.

John Cameron Mitchell

Humor without sadness underneath it feels cheap and aggressive.

Tags: sadness, cheap, without

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John Cameron Mitchell (born April 21, 1963) is an American actor, playwright, screenwriter, singer, songwriter, producer and director. He is known as the writer, director and star of the 2001 film Hedwig and the Angry Inch, which is based on the stage musical of the same name. He also portrayed the role of Joe Exotic in the Peacock limited series Joe vs. Carole in 2022.

There's something cool about being a stealth classic.

John Cameron Mitchell

There's something cool about being a stealth classic.

Tags: classic, something, being

In rock and roll, homosexuality was accepted, but it was less cool to say it.

John Cameron Mitchell

In rock and roll, homosexuality was accepted, but it was less cool to say it.

Tags: rock and roll, rock, say

The things that interest me are less to do with perhaps finding myself and more to do with surviving and mercy and forgiveness.

John Cameron Mitchell

The things that interest me are less to do with perhaps finding myself and more to do with surviving and mercy and forgiveness.

Tags: myself, me, finding

Growing up, it was uncool to admit that your family had any money. And then, instantly, money was cool. In Reagan's parlance, it was about freedom of the individual, which was freedom to be greedy......

John Cameron Mitchell

Growing up, it was uncool to admit that your family had any money. And then, instantly, money was cool. In Reagan's parlance, it was about freedom of the individual, which was freedom to be greedy......

Tags: family, freedom, money

It's cool when frat boys say, 'Yeah, 'Hedwig!' I'd like to see that same thing happen with 'Shortbus.'

John Cameron Mitchell

It's cool when frat boys say, 'Yeah, 'Hedwig!' I'd like to see that same thing happen with 'Shortbus.'

Tags: see, say, same

My mom was a little weepy. My dad was very logical about it. Once they realized you can't change, they wanted to know that you can be happy and be gay. Once they realized that, they were very cool abo...

John Cameron Mitchell

My mom was a little weepy. My dad was very logical about it. Once they realized you can't change, they wanted to know that you can be happy and be gay. Once they realized that, they were very cool abo...

Tags: change, happy, mom

Some people go off to an ashram or they, you know, have a midlife crisis and buy a sports car. For me, I do 'Hedwig,' and I see it's a midlife crisis maybe, and I see what's next. And it's a good tram...

John Cameron Mitchell

Some people go off to an ashram or they, you know, have a midlife crisis and buy a sports car. For me, I do 'Hedwig,' and I see it's a midlife crisis maybe, and I see what's next. And it's a good tram...

Tags: life, good, car