I went to a very small Catholic school. It wasn't an easy place to be growing up gay. — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
Coming out as a gay man, it was very much about finding my own identity and dealing with labeling. — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
Drag is a little scary, especially for a gay man who's not comfortable with his feminine side. — 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
I like the fact that it's like The Ramones. You just have to change your name, and you're a Ramone. You just… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
My mom was a little weepy. My dad was very logical about it. Once they realized you can't change, they wanted to… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
I think I was scared of the drag thing, as a lot of gay boys are. It's sort of knocked out of… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
Bob Fosse, even though he wasn't gay. He was certainly queer and had a huge effect on the 'Hedwig' film, as did… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
I remember being afraid of doing drag when I was younger because I didn't really like my feminine side - most gay… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
Having been an actor in Hollywood for a certain amount of time, I always felt a pressure to be sort of a… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
Acceptance and assimilation, you know, breeds mediocrity and perhaps an even more sheep-like conformism in terms of what kind of music you're… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Doing 'Hedwig' totally contributed to my acceptance of myself. — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
“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 Image
'Hedwig' isn't particularly based on me, but I think that it is autobiographical in terms of emotion. — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
Getting the blood moving through your body does do wonders for your complexion. — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
