--- title: "9 John Wayne Gacy Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 John Wayne Gacy quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best John Wayne Gacy sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fd/david-alan-grier-21112_clown_sarah-palin-is-to-women-what-john-wayne_2651666.jpg" --- > [Sarah Palin is to women what John Wayne Gacy was to birthday clowns.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-alan-grier/sarah-palin-is-to-women-what-john-wayne-gacy-was-to-birthday-clowns/) [David Alan Grier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-alan-grier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fd/david-alan-grier-21112_clown_sarah-palin-is-to-women-what-john-wayne_2651666.jpg) > [“EARLY MORNING IN THE yard at the Men’s Reformatory at Anamosa, prisoners lounging about, doing lazy time, and here comes John Wayne…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cahill/early-morning-in-the-yard-at-the-men-s-reformatory-at-anamosa/) [Tim Cahill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cahill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfe/tim-cahill-10465_early-morning_early-morning-in-the-yard-at-the-men-s-r_529765.jpg) > [I remember playing John Wayne Gacy, serial killer, very sick, neurotic, screwed-up guy. You know what? There's a part of me there,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-dennehy/i-remember-playing-john-wayne-gacy-serial-killer-very-sick-neurotic/) [Brian Dennehy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-dennehy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/962/brian-dennehy-21357_explore_i-remember-playing-john-wayne-gacy-seria_2395008.jpg) > [“So for me, for this election, and for everyone with a brain, there were only two candidates -Theodore Robert Bundy, nominee of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeb-haradon/so-for-me-for-this-election-and-for-everyone-with-a-brain-there-were/) [Zeb Haradon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeb-haradon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de8/zeb-haradon-55133_democratic-party_so-for-me-for-this-election-and-for-ever_2869861.jpg) > [With John Wayne Gacy - the serial killer who dressed up as a clown - there's just something about clowns I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allison-janney/with-john-wayne-gacy-the-serial-killer-who-dressed-up-as-a-clown/) [Allison Janney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allison-janney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fa/allison-janney-5406_clown_with-john-wayne-gacy-the-serial-killer-w_884973.jpg) > [“I lead a double life. I'm John Wayne Gacy. I present myself in potentially awkward social situations as a laughing, colorful clown…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-clendening/i-lead-a-double-life-i-m-john-wayne-gacy-i-present-myself-in/) [Anne Clendening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-clendening/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e28/anne-clendening-20958_awkwardness_i-lead-a-double-life-i-m-john-wayne-gacy_918440.jpg) > [“But Bachmann’s efforts to strut her IQ were undermined by gaffes galore. In New Hampshire, she hailed the state for being “where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-halperin/but-bachmann-s-efforts-to-strut-her-iq-were-undermined-by-gaffes/) [Mark Halperin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-halperin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abc/mark-halperin-23257_fox-news_but-bachmann-s-efforts-to-strut-her-iq-w_2113174.jpg) > [“Few would disagree that Herbert Mullin, who thought he was saving California from the great earthquake by killing people, and Ed Gein,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-vronsky/few-would-disagree-that-herbert-mullin-who-thought-he-was-saving/) [Peter Vronsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-vronsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/975/peter-vronsky-110425_first-lady_few-would-disagree-that-herbert-mullin-w_290965.jpg) > [“In any discussion of serial killers, a few notorious names—those of the most prolific killers—always get mentioned. Ted Bundy admitted to killing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-mcelhinney/in-any-discussion-of-serial-killers-a-few-notorious-names-those-of/) [Ann McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-mcelhinney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ef/ann-mcelhinney-31894_quotes-about-murders_in-any-discussion-of-serial-killers-a-fe_2641958.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/john-wayne-gacy/#itemlist", "name": "John Wayne Gacy Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sarah Palin is to women what John Wayne Gacy was to birthday clowns.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Alan Grier" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-alan-grier/sarah-palin-is-to-women-what-john-wayne-gacy-was-to-birthday-clowns/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fd/david-alan-grier-21112_clown_sarah-palin-is-to-women-what-john-wayne_2651666.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fd/david-alan-grier-21112_clown_sarah-palin-is-to-women-what-john-wayne_2651666.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fd/david-alan-grier-21112_clown_sarah-palin-is-to-women-what-john-wayne_2651666.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sarah Palin is to women what John Wayne Gacy was to birthday clowns.” — David Alan Grier", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“EARLY MORNING IN THE yard at the Men’s Reformatory at Anamosa, prisoners lounging about, doing lazy time, and here comes John Wayne Gacy, inmate number 26525, moving fast, a man with things to accomplish.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tim Cahill" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cahill/early-morning-in-the-yard-at-the-men-s-reformatory-at-anamosa/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfe/tim-cahill-10465_early-morning_early-morning-in-the-yard-at-the-men-s-r_529765.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfe/tim-cahill-10465_early-morning_early-morning-in-the-yard-at-the-men-s-r_529765.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfe/tim-cahill-10465_early-morning_early-morning-in-the-yard-at-the-men-s-r_529765.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“EARLY MORNING IN THE yard at the Men’s Reformatory at Anamosa, prisoners lounging about, doing lazy time…” — Tim Cahill", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I remember playing John Wayne Gacy, serial killer, very sick, neurotic, screwed-up guy. 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I'm John Wayne Gacy. I present myself in potentially awkward social situations as a laughing, colorful clown to gain your regard. If you ask my friends and neighbors, they will tell you I'm \"normal\" and that I \"keep to myself.\" Meanwhile, there's a crawlspace in the basement where I've buried my secrets. It's starting to get pretty crowded down there, but they are mine. 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Ted Bundy admitted to killing thirty women, but it could well have been more. Gary Ridgeway, also known as the Green River Killer, was convicted of murdering forty-eight, but later confessed to others. John Wayne Gacy was convicted of killing thirty-three people. Jeffrey Dahmer was convicted of murdering and partially ingesting fifteen people. David Berkowitz, New York City’s “Son of Sam,” shot and killed six people. Less well known but significant are Dennis Rader, who killed ten people in Wichita, Kansas, and Aileen Wuornos, portrayed by Charlize Theron in the film Monster, who killed six men. Wayne Williams was convicted of killing only two men, but he is believed to have killed anywhere from twenty-three to twenty-nine children in Atlanta. Robert Hansen confessed to four murders but is suspected of more than seventeen. Juan Corona was convicted of murdering twenty-five people. Their crimes are all horrific, and the number of victims is heartbreaking. But all these most notorious serial killers stand in the shadow of Dr. Kermit Gosnell. Strangely, Gosnell appears in no list we have found of known U.S. serial killers, though he is the biggest of them all. In reality, Kermit Gosnell deserves the top spot on any list of serial murderers. He’s earned it.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ann McElhinney" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-mcelhinney/in-any-discussion-of-serial-killers-a-few-notorious-names-those-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ef/ann-mcelhinney-31894_quotes-about-murders_in-any-discussion-of-serial-killers-a-fe_2641958.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ef/ann-mcelhinney-31894_quotes-about-murders_in-any-discussion-of-serial-killers-a-fe_2641958.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ef/ann-mcelhinney-31894_quotes-about-murders_in-any-discussion-of-serial-killers-a-fe_2641958.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In any discussion of serial killers, a few notorious names—those of the most prolific killers—always get…” — Ann McElhinney", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/john-wayne-gacy/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/john-wayne-gacy/", "name": "John Wayne Gacy Quotes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/john-wayne-gacy/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fd/david-alan-grier-21112_clown_sarah-palin-is-to-women-what-john-wayne_2651666.jpg" }, "description": "Browse 9 John Wayne Gacy quotes by 9 authors. 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