I thought, 'O.K., if I'm a valuable person and an independent entity, then I don't have to worry about what people think… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
The people that were most interesting were always questioning the status quo. — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
I really want as many people as possible to relate to something, without compromising or dumbing down. — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
My favorite model of success is when people say, 'Nobody bought that first Velvet Underground album, but everyone who did started a… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
Some people end up becoming just a conservator of the one thing they did and making sure they get their merch out… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
You're on Facebook, and you're supposed to know your sexual orientation at 13... Nobody really knows what's going on at that time,… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
I quickly found that I didn't really fit into 'gay culture,' as identified by many gay people, and that it can be… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
People know what 'Hedwig' is now, and that's wonderful. It's not the same as being swamped for being on 'The Big Bang… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
I like making art that's useful to people who have a harder road. Art is a tool to get through it; it's… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
If you go for the money first and try to think of what other people want to see, you change your original… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
I have seen so few films in which the sex felt really respected by the filmmaker. Hollywood too often shies away from… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
New York is so unique, and you are not always encouraged to consider the people in the city your neighbors because of… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
I always wonder about psychopaths, just because they have no empathy, does that necessarily mean they enjoy being cruel? Because we all… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
'Hedwig' was pretty much all the things I wanted to do that other people said I probably shouldn't do: drag, punk rock,… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
You're on Facebook, and you're supposed to know your sexual orientation at 13... Nobody really knows what's going on at that time, and people… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share
We're all weirdly single, middle-aged women with too much money who look to fill the void with too much shopping. — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share
I think as far as themes, 'Hedwig' is about what music meant to you as a kid and how rock n' roll can save… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share
“My sex change operation got botched; my guardian angel fell asleep on the watch; now all I got is a Barbie doll crotch; I've… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share
'Hedwig' isn't particularly based on me, but I think that it is autobiographical in terms of emotion. — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share
Getting the blood moving through your body does do wonders for your complexion. — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share
I would love for 'Hedwig' to be in every tiny shopping mall so every freakish kid like I was can have a broadening experience. — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share
We spend so much of our early lives trying to figure out who we really are. And we spend the rest of our lives… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share
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… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share
