John Cameron Mitchell Quotes

I grew up very Catholic. I wanted to be a priest.

Growing up Catholic has been a gift.

I was born and bred a Catholic. I was brought up a very strong Catholic - I practiced in a seminary for four years, from eleven to fourteen, and trained to be a Catholic priest. So I was very steeped in all that.

I was raised Catholic and I went to church until I was 16. I went through a phase when I was 15 of being quite fanatically Catholic. I was going to church a lot, receiving communion, saying the Rosary, praying, all that stuff. But when I started scrutinizing it, it just fell apart so quickly.

I grew up in a very Catholic household. We were pretty conservative.

I was raised in a heavily Catholic family. Early and consistent encounters with mysticism.

I was raised in a Catholic family, spent twelve years in parochial schools, and had extremely fond memories of my interactions with Catholic clergy.

I'm not a proselytizer. I was raised Catholic. I am a Catholic.

I was raised Catholic in a very religious family.

My mom is very religious - Catholic - and from a young age they brought me to the church.

I grew up very religious.

I was raised Catholic, and I have an aversion to anyone who takes religion to the extreme.

Being a Catholic is the most important aspect of my life.

I'm Catholic and Mum taught me the comfort that you can get from going to church. But I'm an a la carte Catholic. I love all the pomp and ceremony of it.

I was brought up a very strict Catholic and I don't practice anymore or anything.

My family is Catholic. I went to a Catholic school, that kind of thing, so that was my childhood for sure.

For me, being Catholic was who I was and who I am, just like I'm Irish and Slovak. It's just so ingrained in us.

I was brought up Catholic, and my family is still very religious.

I was raised Catholic in Rockford, Illinois. But I'm not a practicing Catholic anymore. Oh God, no.

I'm a lapsed altar boy.

I always say I'm Catholic - but a cultural Catholic. I wouldn't say I'm a spiritual person, although I pray every day.

I have great respect for Catholic traditions; my family is Catholic, and it's part of my life.

I was an altar boy. I could probably quote the Bible from beginning to end.

We took our Catholicism very seriously. We never missed Mass; our father was a lector, and both our parents taught catechism. At 3 in the afternoon on Good Friday, we gathered in the living room for 10 minutes of silence in front of a painting of the Crucifixion.

I grew up with a very religious background.