Quote

If you ever go home with somebody and they don't have books in their house, don't sleep with them. I think that's very important.

John Waters

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

John Waters
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: April 22
Actor
Art Collector
Cinematographer
Director
Drawer
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Editor
Film Producer
Filmmaker
Installation Artist
Baltimore
Maryland
John Samuel Waters
John Samuel
Jr. Waters
the Pope of Trash
Pope of Trash
the Duke of Dirty
Duke of Dirty
Ever
Book
Important
Somebody
Think
Sleep
Thinking
Books
House
Home

More quotes by John Waters

Image
No comedy should be longer than 90 minutes. There's no such thing as a good long joke.
John Waters
Image
True success is figuring out your life and career so you never have to be around jerks.
John Waters
Image
Valentine's Day is my mother's birthday. If I'm wildly in love, I've sent people chicken hearts, which seems to appeal to the kind of person that I've been in love with.
John Waters
Image
I think it's all independent films. There aren't any! If they were looking for me when I was making Polyester, then it'd be perfect, but they're not. I'm not looking for that. TV is much bigger and better now far more people see it.
John Waters
Image
I probably would have made [films] anywhere. Every city has something they're ashamed of. I would have made films about it and turned it into something positive.
John Waters
Image
I'm an old person because I still buy DVDs. I have every one of my albums and 45s - I even have a couple of 33s and I do have a turntable. But I must admit, I don't listen to vinyl today. But I listen to all types of music.
John Waters
Image
There was a cultural war going on, the '60s was going on. All the film critics were square.
John Waters
Image
So many great people are dead, and so many assholes I know are still alive. Karma's bullshit. I wish it was true, but it ain't.
John Waters
Image
[My catholic education] sticked with me. It caused the rage I had to make 'Pink Flamingos.'
John Waters
Image
I've had it with being nice, understanding, fair and hopeful. I feel like being negative all day. The chip on my shoulder could sink the QE2. I've got an attitude problem and nobody better get in my way...I'm in a bad mood and the whole stupid little world is gonna pay!
John Waters
Image
I wish something on T.V. would trouble me. Then maybe I would watch it.
John Waters
Image
The way I photograph... in many ways it's directed by chance and all my mistakes, which are often the best stuff. I found that no matter if it's the same tape, the same TV, and the same camera, I can never duplicate an image... your arm jiggles, there's just too much chance. And I never put it on pause, or use any of that fancy equipment.
John Waters
Image
Once I had a shrink who said, Your parents are the fuel you run on, because I was raised in the tyranny of good taste. If my parents hadn't taught me all that, I couldn't have made fun of it. So I thank them, and they were loving. It takes a long time to realize that they made me feel safe when I lived a life which was very not safe.
John Waters
Image
I think the extremes are something that's really interesting to see coalesce in movies.
John Waters
Image
People who want to act rich when they're upper-middle class. They try too hard.
John Waters
Image
Contemporary art hates you.
John Waters
Image
I learned that people like my work because I praise things that others don't like.
John Waters
Image
Wealth is walking into any bookshop and buying any book you want without looking at the price tag.
John Waters
Image
I haven't committed all the crimes in my movies, I would have gotten the death penalty many years ago if I had.
John Waters
Image
Everything makes you who you are, so I was lucky that I had a good family that was horrified by what I wanted to do but was also supportive of it, right to the very end.
John Waters