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I keep on having ideas and developments. Some happen and some don't, but I still always have a way of telling a story.
John Waters
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John Waters
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: April 22
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The further away I am from water, the less well I do!
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Baltimore never changes much. People aren't impressed by anything. It's great it's not a trendy town.
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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because I don't have to do anything except bring wine and go to my sister's all day and go to the movies with the family. So, actually, Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, but there's not much comedy material on Thanksgiving. Melatonin really isn't that funny.
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I am on the road all the time. Whether I'm in Paris or in a small college town in Texas, I can't tell the difference, and that's good. You don't have to leave where you were born to be cool anymore.
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