John Waters Quotes About Mothers

Quotes about: Mothers

• The first real thing was Divine as Jackie Kennedy [in Eat Your Makeup]. His mother found the bloody Jackie Kennedy outfit in the boot of his car and said, 'What is this?" and Divine said, "I am Jackie Kennedy!" His mother just changed the subject; she didn't know what to say.

  John Waters

  Mother, Real, Makeup

  Source: www.timeout.com

• To use bad taste, you have to know the rules of good taste. I've always thanked my mother for that. She taught how to eat with proper table manners and all that stuff, to the point of rebellion. But I couldn't have rebelled from it if I didn't know it.

  John Waters

  Mother, Rebellion, Manners

  "Who gave John Waters the keys to the museum?". Interview with Colin Covert, www.startribune.com. June 5, 2011.

• 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

  Mother, Valentine, Heart

  "INTERVIEW : He Really Can't Help Himself : Shockingly eccentric writer-director John Waters offers yet another look at the gruesome with his new film, 'Serial Mom.' It stacks up nicely against his cult faves 'Pink Flamingos' and 'Mondo Trasho'". Interview with James Grant, articles.latimes.com. April 10, 1994.

• At the premiere of Hairspray on Broadway, Harvey Fierstein's mom said to my mom, "Didn't we raise great sons?" and my mother just started sobbing, because I'm sure they'd both been through other nights when people didn't say that.

  John Waters

  Mom, Mother, Son

  Source: www.timeout.com

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