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People vomitied at my movies not because of the movie but because they were drunk. I took credit anyway.
John Waters
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John Waters
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: April 22
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[My catholic education] sticked with me. It caused the rage I had to make 'Pink Flamingos.'
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I like the word 'underground'... 'independent' carries a stigma of whininess. 'Underground' means a good time.
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Catholics have more extreme sex lives because they're taught that pleasure is bad for you. Who thinks it's normal to kneel down to a naked man who's nailed to a cross? It's like a bad leather bar.
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I've signed dicks, asses, parole cards, a colostomy bag while it was still pumping. A couple of years ago, I signed a bloody Tampax. That's one you don't forget. I'm not asking for someone to top that!
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