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Things are going great in every part of my life except movies. That's okay. I've got a lot of other parts of my life. I've made 15 movies. You can see any one of my movies and it says the same thing.

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John Waters
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: April 22
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I could never kill myself. I approve of suicide if you have horrible health. Otherwise it's the ultimate hissy fit.
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There was a cultural war going on, the '60s was going on. All the film critics were square.
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