A Quote by John Cameron Mitchell
'Hedwig' was born in '94. I was thinking of a theater piece; Hedwig was one of the characters.
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I live a dramatic life and love the characters that are constantly changing in their lives. For that reason, if I have an opportunity, I would like to participate in the musical 'Hedwig.'
'Hedwig' is unabashedly analog.
I'm not interested in replicating 'Hedwig' like a virus.
Doing 'Hedwig' totally contributed to my acceptance of myself.
Doing 'Hedwig' was so hard that I kind of burned out on acting.
'Hedwig' isn't particularly based on me, but I think that it is autobiographical in terms of emotion.
I think it helped me like myself more, playing Hedwig.
After the first 'Hedwig,' interestingly, I was offered to play Hamlet a couple of times.
If I wanted to make a lot of money with 'Hedwig,' I could have spent all my time on it. But that's boring.
I certainly wanted Hedwig's world to be one where identification and categories are fluid, changing, and confusing, as they are, really, in life.
It's cool when frat boys say, 'Yeah, 'Hedwig!' I'd like to see that same thing happen with 'Shortbus.'
I did 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' two years in a row in the winter in Seattle, and that was an amazing experience both times.
I think as far as themes, 'Hedwig' is about what music meant to you as a kid and how rock n' roll can save you; that is definitely part of it.
I would love for 'Hedwig' to be in every tiny shopping mall so every freakish kid like I was can have a broadening experience.
People know what 'Hedwig' is now, and that's wonderful. It's not the same as being swamped for being on 'The Big Bang Theory,' but it's much more comfortable.
One of the movies I know affected me was 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch.' I remember feeling like it was such a brave and scary and awesome movie, and it was so ambitious. I felt really connected to it emotionally.
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