John Samuel Waters Junior is an American actor, writer, art collector, stand up comedian, visual artist, film director, journalist and screen writer who is particularly well-known for his transgressive cult films released in the 1970s. Waters had been interested in the craft of movie making right from the time that he was a child and the film ‘Lili’ was one of his earliest inspirations as far as filmmaking was concerned. Waters studied at the Boys’ Latin School of Maryland but he had always been more interested in becoming a film director and his first work was a little known short film ‘Hag in a Black Leather Jacket’. Other films of the time include ‘Desperate Living’, ‘Pink Fla-mingos’ and ‘Female Trouble’, which were part of the underground film movement of the period. Before long he became a mainstream filmmaker and some of the films he made after those include ‘Polyester’, ‘Serial Mom’, ‘Hair Spray’, ‘A Dirty Shame’ and ‘Pecker’ among others. Waters is a multi-faceted talent who has carved a name for himself in the film industry despite of the controversies and buzz attached to his films. We bring to you a treasure trove of quotes that have been excerpted from his films, writings and interviews. Read on to explore a compilation of some of the best known quotes by John Waters, covering various aspects of life. The quotes would surely leave a lasting impression on your mind and leave you inspired.
It wasn't until I started reading and found books they wouldn't let us read in school that I discovered you could be insane and happy and have a good life without being like everybody else.
Being rich is not about how much money you have or how many homes you own; it's the freedom to buy any book you want without looking at the price and wondering if you can afford it.
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.
But feeling down can make you feel up if you’re the creative type. The emotional damage may have already been done to you, but stop whining. Use your insanity to get ahead.
I love to read about anger. A "feel bad" book always makes me feel good. And no other novel in the history of literature is more depressing than Christina Stead's The Man Who Loved Children.
Get on the fashion nerves of your peers, not your parents - that is the key to fashion leadership.
John Waters
I'd rather have a daughter in a whorehouse than a son in the police force,' Esther used to rage to anyone who would listen.
John Waters
My idea of rich is that you can buy every book you ever want without looking at the price and you're never around assholes. That's the two things to really fight for in life.
I'm perpetual tourist, and that's the best way to travel. Nobody gets used to you, you make new friends without having to hear anyone's everyday problems, and you jet back still feeling like a know-it-all.
With humans it's abortion, but with chickens it's an omelet!
John Waters
Nothing is more important than an unread library.
John Waters
Why is Mommy crying?” the young boy asks his dad, all sugared up and bewildered with concern. “Because you’re an asshole,” barks back the father with exasperated logic.
Once I climb in, will they believe it’s me even if they know who I am, or think I’m just a John Waters impersonator? Which I am in a way every day … only older.
