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title: "5 Early Quotes By John Waters"
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> [I was creating characters early. People didn't beat me up. I scared them. I hated authority. I could also get people to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-was-creating-characters-early-people-didn-t-beat-me-up-i-scared/)

[John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/)

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> [My early films look terrible! I didn't know what I was doing. I learned when I was doing it. I never went…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/my-early-films-look-terrible-i-didn-t-know-what-i-was-doing-i-learned/)

[John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/)

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> [My father was horrified by my movies, yet he lent me the money to make the early ones. And I paid him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/my-father-was-horrified-by-my-movies-yet-he-lent-me-the-money-to-make/)

[John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/)

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> [I've been an art collector since the Sixties, and I kept it very separate from my showbusiness career. I've had art shows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-ve-been-an-art-collector-since-the-sixties-and-i-kept-it-very/)

[John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cf/john-waters-751_art_i-ve-been-an-art-collector-since-the-six_1945414.jpg)

> [People looked at my early pictures and called them the most disgusting things ever, and now 'Hairspray' is being done at every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/people-looked-at-my-early-pictures-and-called-them-the-most/)

[John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/)

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## Other authors on Early

## More by John Waters

> [There was a cultural war going on, the '60s was going on. All the film critics were square.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/there-was-a-cultural-war-going-on-the-60s-was-going-on-all-the-film/)

[John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/)

> [I'm here today because of LSD. LSD gave me the confidence to be who I am today. Completely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-m-here-today-because-of-lsd-lsd-gave-me-the-confidence-to-be-who-i/)

[John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/)

> [When I was young, there were bars called the 'Hungry Hole,' and in those same neighbourhoods are now gay people pushing baby carriages.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/when-i-was-young-there-were-bars-called-the-hungry-hole-and-in-those/)

[John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/)

> [True success is figuring out your life and career so you never have to be around jerks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/true-success-is-figuring-out-your-life-and-career-so-you-never-have/)

[John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/)

> [Around '62 in Baltimore, all the girls had those big hairdos. And then suddenly, a few of the really hip ones started doing their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/around-62-in-baltimore-all-the-girls-had-those-big-hairdos-and-then/)

[John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/john-i-ask-in-shock-this-woman-recognizes-me-it-can-t-be-how-do-you/)

[John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/)

> ['Serial Mom' tested really well when we finally got with the right audience. But they would go to some shopping mall in a deep,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/serial-mom-tested-really-well-when-we-finally-got-with-the-right/)

[John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/one-christmas-dennis-dermody-the-movie-critic-of-paper-gave-me-rock/)

[John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/)

> [Many hundred-million-dollar Hollywood comedies aren't any good. They're trying to shock you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/many-hundred-million-dollar-hollywood-comedies-aren-t-any-good-they/)

[John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/)

> [The Easter Bunny is a major reason for heroin addiction in America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/the-easter-bunny-is-a-major-reason-for-heroin-addiction-in-america/)

[John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/to-use-bad-taste-you-have-to-know-the-rules-of-good-taste-i-ve-always/)

[John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/)

> [I'm an old person because I still buy DVDs. I have every one of my albums and 45s - I even have a couple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-m-an-old-person-because-i-still-buy-dvds-i-have-every-one-of-my/)

[John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/)

> [I do like Christmas. I do understand that there are people who hate it, and there are other religions that resent it. So, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-do-like-christmas-i-do-understand-that-there-are-people-who-hate-it/)

[John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/)

> [I love to read about anger. A "feel bad" book always makes me feel good. And no other novel in the history of literature…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-love-to-read-about-anger-a-feel-bad-book-always-makes-me-feel-good/)

[John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/)

> [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/maybe-i-ll-just-write-books-i-d-like-to-make-another-movie-but-i-don/)

[John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/)

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