John Waters Quotes - Page 10

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• Baltimore never changes much. People aren't impressed by anything. It's great; it's not a trendy town.

  John Waters

  People, Baltimore, Towns

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• I went to a Catholic high school, which, to this day, I could burn down. And I got great revenge because they had their fiftieth anniversary, andThe Baltimore Sun called me and said, ‘What did you think of your high school?’ And I said, ‘They discouraged every interest I ever had.’ And I saw that in print.

  John Waters

  Revenge, School, Thinking

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• I never rewatch the great films of my favorite directors because I'm afraid they won't hold up.

  John Waters

  Directors, Film, My Favorite

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• It was a mystery to me. To that awful black-and-white farm, with that aunt who was dressed badly, with smelly farm animals around when she could live with winged monkeys and magic shoes and gay lions. I didn't get it.

  John Waters

  Gay, Black And White, Animal

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• I used to joke that I was trying to sell out, and nobody would buy me.

  John Waters

  Trying, Used, Jokes

  "John Waters discusses 50 years of John Waters movies, and why he refuses to go backward". Interview with Matt Patches, thedissolve.com. September 2, 2014.

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• Not wanting anyone to pop my bubble by speaking to me, I immediately began reading Lesbian Nuns, and that did the trick. No one attempted small talk.

  John Waters

  Reading, Pops, Tricks

  John Waters (2007). “Crackpot: The Obsessions of”, p.36, Simon and Schuster

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• Humor is how you change people's opinions, and if you can make someone laugh, they'll listen, even if they hate you.

  John Waters

  Hate, Humor, People

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• I always give books. And I always ask for books. I think you should reward people sexually for getting you books. Don't send a thank-you note, repay them with sexual activity. If the book is rare or by your favorite author or one you didn't know about, reward them with the most perverted sex act you can think of. Otherwise, you can just make out.

  John Waters

  Sex, Book, Thinking

  "John Waters Offers Season’s Greeting With a Wink". Interview with Guy Trebay, www.nytimes.com. December 6, 2013.

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• I'd love to sell out completely. It's just that nobody has been willing to buy.

  John Waters

  Willing, Has Beens, Sells

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• I also hate those holidays that fall on a Monday where you don't get mail, those fake holidays like Columbus Day. What did Christopher Columbus do, discover America? If he hadn't, somebody else would have and we'd still be here. Big deal.

  John Waters

  Fake People, Monday, Hate

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• I'm thrilled to have a completely new audience that I can get from Court TV, without it being my own trial. That was the only other way I would have gotten it.

  John Waters

  Trials, Way, Tvs

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• I imagine Johnny Mathis hates Bin Laden as much as I do, but could Johnny agree Bin Laden had a better speechwriter than Bush? "Axis of Evil"? Come on. "A swimmer in the ocean does not fear the rain" is much more powerful propaganda. Poetic, even.

  John Waters

  Powerful, Hate, Ocean

  John Waters (2010). “Role Models”, p.34, Macmillan

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• 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.

  John Waters

  Depressing, Children, Book

  John Waters (2010). “Role Models”, p.161, Macmillan

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• And I seek people who break rules with happiness — and not bringing pain to themselves.

  John Waters

  Pain, People, Break

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• No matter what your sexual preference or gender, no one likes a man who is fussy about his looks. You can spend as much time as you want looking good. But don`t do it in public.

  John Waters

  Men, Looks, Want

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I came from a generation where women were almost deified, and like Groucho Marx's line, "I wouldn't want to be a member of a club that would have me as a member", I thought, "I wouldn't want to sleep with a woman who would sleep with me!" It took me a long time to work my way through that.

  John Waters

  Sleep, Long, Dating

  "My experiment at being God failed" by Joe Jackson, www.independent.ie. May 20, 2007.

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• I like the word 'underground'... 'independent' carries a stigma of whininess. 'Underground' means a good time.

  John Waters

  Mean, Independent, Good Times

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• I mean, what is prison, really, except a good bar without the liquor?

  John Waters

  Mean, Bars, Prison

  John Waters (2010). “Role Models”, p.137, Macmillan

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• Yeah, I know I should be fighting for gay rights, but who wants to join the army or get married anyway?

  John Waters

  Fighting, Gay, Army

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• I'm for gay marriage. I don't want to do it, but I certainly think people should be allowed to, and I wouldn't vote for anybody that would be against it. But at the same time, why do we have to be good now? Why can't we be villains in movies?

  John Waters

  Gay, Thinking, People

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• I hate it when people say, I'm an artist. I think, well, I'll be the judge of that. And I don't think artist is a job description. It's a critique, a favorable critique, that someone else might apply to your work. I guess in the art world I'm not exactly a photographer, but I do use photography.

  John Waters

  Photography, Art, Jobs

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• 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

  Daughter, Son, Police

  John Waters (2010). “Role Models”, p.146, Macmillan

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• It's time now to rent a car, roll down the windows and prepare for your first big thrill: the freeways. They're so much fun they should charge admission. Never fret about zigzagging back and forth through six lanes of traffic at high speeds; it erases jet lag in a split second. You're now heading toward Hollywood, like any normal tourist. Breathe in that smog and feel lucky that only in L.A. will you glimpse a green sun or a brown moon. Forget the propaganda you've heard about clean air; demand oxygen you can see in all its glorious discoloration.

  John Waters

  Fun, Moon, Air

  John Waters (1986). “Crackpot, the Obsessions of John Waters”, Vintage

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