Being rich is not about how much money you have or how many homes you own; it's the freedom to buy any… — John Waters Copy Share Image
“We need to make books cool again. If you go home with somebody and they don't have books, don't fuck them.” — John Waters Copy Share Image
My idea of rich is that you can buy every book you ever want without looking at the price and you're never… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I wrote about Herschell in my book 'Shock Value,' for which I interviewed him. We became friends; I had dinner with Herschell… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I love to read about anger. A "feel bad" book always makes me feel good. And no other novel in the history… — John Waters Copy Share Image
“You should never read just for "enjoyment." Read to make yourself smarter! Less judgmental. More apt to understand your friends' insane behavior,… — John Waters Copy Share Image
Grade school ruined reading for me by demanding book reports for such snore-a-thons as Benjamin Franklin's biography written for children. — John Waters Copy Share Image
“[W]hat I like best is staying home and reading. Being rich is not about how many homes you own. It’s the freedom… — John Waters Copy Share Image
Maybe I'll just write books. I'd like to make another movie, but I don't want to go back and [do] what they… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I like film books at the bottom of the barrel and art books at the top. 'The Ghastly One,' by Jimmy McDonough,… — John Waters Copy Share Image
You should never read just for enjoyment. Read to make yourself smarter! Less judgmental. More apt to understand your friends insane behavior,… — John Waters Copy Share Image
Maybe there is no better novel in the world than Denton Welch's In Youth Is Pleasure. Just holding it in my hands,… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I always give books. And I always ask for books. I think you should reward people sexually for getting you books. Don't… — John Waters Copy Share Image
Insider can be more ludicrous. How did I ever end up [as one]? Carsick [Waters's book on hitchhiking] was on the New… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I have spoken, and I was understood. It's not like I'm a tragic person who wasn't understood. All those books are in… — John Waters Copy Share Image
“Who's to blame when your kid goes nuts? Is it a blessing to not have children? 'We Need to Talk About Kevin'… — John Waters Copy Share Image
“If you go home with somebody, and they don't have books, don't fuck 'em! Don’t sleep with people who don’t read!” — John Waters Copy Share Image
If you ever go home with somebody and they don't have books in their house, don't sleep with them. I think that's… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I've signed peoples' parole cards at book signings and it's very touching. — John Waters Copy Share Image
“Collect books, even if you don't plan on reading them right away. Nothing is more important than an unread library.” — John Waters Copy Share Image
Wealth is walking into any bookshop and buying any book you want without looking at the price tag. — John Waters Copy Share Image
You have to remember that it is impossible to commit a crime while reading a book. — John Waters Copy Share Image
...Don't let me ever hear you say, 'I can't read fiction. I only have time for the truth.' Fiction is the truth,… — John Waters Copy Share Image
It wasn't until I started reading and found books they wouldn't let us read in school that I discovered you could be… — John Waters Copy Share Image
You should never read just for "enjoyment." Read to make yourself smarter! Less judgmental. More apt to understand your friends' insane behavior,… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I'm always amazed at friends who say they try to read at night in bed but always end up falling asleep. I… — John Waters Copy Share Image
There was a cultural war going on, the '60s was going on. All the film critics were square. — John Waters Copy Share Image
I'm here today because of LSD. LSD gave me the confidence to be who I am today. Completely. — John Waters Copy Share Image
When I was young, there were bars called the 'Hungry Hole,' and in those same neighbourhoods are now gay people pushing baby carriages. — John Waters Copy Share Image
True success is figuring out your life and career so you never have to be around jerks. — John Waters Copy Share Image
Around '62 in Baltimore, all the girls had those big hairdos. And then suddenly, a few of the really hip ones started doing their… — John Waters Copy Share Image
“John!?” I ask in shock. This woman recognizes me? It can’t be! “How do you know my name?” I wonder out loud. Suddenly she… — John Waters Copy Share Image
'Serial Mom' tested really well when we finally got with the right audience. But they would go to some shopping mall in a deep,… — John Waters Copy Share Image
One Christmas, Dennis Dermody, the movie critic of 'Paper,' gave me 'Rock Hudson: A Gathering of Friends,' the master invitation list from Rock Hudson's… — John Waters Copy Share Image
Many hundred-million-dollar Hollywood comedies aren't any good. They're trying to shock you. — John Waters Copy Share Image
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… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I'm an old person because I still buy DVDs. I have every one of my albums and 45s - I even have a couple… — John Waters Copy Share Image
![“[W]hat I like best is staying home and reading. Being rich is not about how many homes you own. It’s the freedom to pick up any book you want without looking at the price and wondering whether you can afford it.” quote by John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/593/john-waters-751_books_w-hat-i-like-best-is-staying-home-and-re_2241473.jpg)
![“Maybe I'll just write books. I'd like to make another movie, but I don't want to go back and [do] what they want you to do, to make it for a million dollars. I did that. I don't need a lot, but I need what I used to get, and they don't give you that anymore.” quote by John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4d4/john-waters-751_book_maybe-i-ll-just-write-books-i-d-like-to_139629.jpg)
![“Insider can be more ludicrous. How did I ever end up [as one]? Carsick [Waters's book on hitchhiking] was on the New York Times best-seller list for five weeks. [One of the characters was] a singing asshole that does a duet with Connie Francis! Times have changed. That's mainstream, in a weird way.” quote by John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ef0/john-waters-751_best-sellers_insider-can-be-more-ludicrous-how-did-i_2018014.jpg)
