--- title: "19 Knows Quotes By John Waters" description: "19 Knows quotes by John Waters. Plus more from John Waters and more Knows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/072/john-waters-751_cell-phone_you-see-a-kid-making-a-film-on-a-cell-ph_1154884.jpg" --- > [You see a kid making a film on a cell phone. He doesn't know what he's doing either. But it comes out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/you-see-a-kid-making-a-film-on-a-cell-phone-he-doesn-t-know-what-he-s/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/072/john-waters-751_cell-phone_you-see-a-kid-making-a-film-on-a-cell-ph_1154884.jpg) > [I make independent movies. I don't know how to do anything else. I don't know any other job that I could really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-make-independent-movies-i-don-t-know-how-to-do-anything-else-i-don/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f51/john-waters-751_cinema_i-make-independent-movies-i-don-t-know-h_1880192.jpg) > [I hitchhiked at high school. My parents thought was a perfectly normal thing to do even though God knows I got blown…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-hitchhiked-at-high-school-my-parents-thought-was-a-perfectly-normal/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45e/john-waters-751_god-knows_i-hitchhiked-at-high-school-my-parents-t_924485.jpg) > [Yeah, I know I should be fighting for gay rights, but who wants to join the army or get married anyway?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/yeah-i-know-i-should-be-fighting-for-gay-rights-but-who-wants-to-join/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8e/john-waters-751_army_yeah-i-know-i-should-be-fighting-for-gay_415560.jpg) > [Fame is protection if you go to a scary place. Fame is fun. A lot of people don't say anything and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/fame-is-protection-if-you-go-to-a-scary-place-fame-is-fun-a-lot-of/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/john-waters-751_fame_fame-is-protection-if-you-go-to-a-scary_238636.jpg) > [So many great people are dead, and so many assholes I know are still alive. Karma's bullshit. I wish it was true,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/so-many-great-people-are-dead-and-so-many-assholes-i-know-are-still/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b0/john-waters-751_alive_so-many-great-people-are-dead-and-so-man_2385109.jpg) > [God knows if you could start a new sex act that's more important than making a good movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/god-knows-if-you-could-start-a-new-sex-act-that-s-more-important-than/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ff/john-waters-751_film_god-knows-if-you-could-start-a-new-sex-a_546615.jpg) > [I don't know how I made those movies. I went out every single night, I smoked pot every single day. I drank.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-don-t-know-how-i-made-those-movies-i-went-out-every-single-night-i/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/john-waters-751_addict_i-don-t-know-how-i-made-those-movies-i-w_2570468.jpg) > [I have no interest in ever making a movie I didn't write. If they were going to take my house away, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-have-no-interest-in-ever-making-a-movie-i-didn-t-write-if-they-were/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ba/john-waters-751_agents_i-have-no-interest-in-ever-making-a-movi_681150.jpg) > [It took me a while to figure it out, but to have a real hit on Broadway, you have to get the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/it-took-me-a-while-to-figure-it-out-but-to-have-a-real-hit-on/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce4/john-waters-751_actor_it-took-me-a-while-to-figure-it-out-but_582088.jpg) > [ The first real thing was Divine as Jackie Kennedy \[in Eat Your Makeup\]. His mother found the bloody Jackie Kennedy outfit in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/the-first-real-thing-was-divine-as-jackie-kennedy-in-eat-your-makeup/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/987/john-waters-751_bloody_the-first-real-thing-was-divine-as-jacki_1247030.jpg) > [I'm perpetual tourist, and that's the best way to travel. Nobody gets used to you, you make new friends without having to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-m-perpetual-tourist-and-that-s-the-best-way-to-travel-nobody-gets/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8e/john-waters-751_best-way_i-m-perpetual-tourist-and-that-s-the-bes_3183456.jpg) > [I always give books. And I always ask for books. I think you should reward people sexually for getting you books. Don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-always-give-books-and-i-always-ask-for-books-i-think-you-should/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a1/john-waters-751_activity_i-always-give-books-and-i-always-ask-for_1768499.jpg) > [It's been 50 years since I was on the roof of my parents' house shooting Hag in a Black Leather Jacket when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/it-s-been-50-years-since-i-was-on-the-roof-of-my-parents-house/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec3/john-waters-751_black_it-s-been-50-years-since-i-was-on-the-ro_1332457.jpg) > [I'm a film director. Gay is an adjective that I certainly am, but I don't know that it's my first one. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-m-a-film-director-gay-is-an-adjective-that-i-certainly-am-but-i-don/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42b/john-waters-751_adjective_i-m-a-film-director-gay-is-an-adjective_2827342.jpg) > [If you want to be an artist, go to every art gallery, if you want to be in movies, see movies! You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/if-you-want-to-be-an-artist-go-to-every-art-gallery-if-you-want-to-be/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d07/john-waters-751_art_if-you-want-to-be-an-artist-go-to-every_1861054.jpg) > [I'm certainly not going to tell other people what they should do with their own personal lives. I think it's certainly easier…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-m-certainly-not-going-to-tell-other-people-what-they-should-do-with/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/241/john-waters-751_actors_i-m-certainly-not-going-to-tell-other-pe_221656.jpg) > [I have to talk about my movies. I have to give interviews to promote what I'm doing. But no one really knows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-have-to-talk-about-my-movies-i-have-to-give-interviews-to-promote/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90d/john-waters-751_feels_i-have-to-talk-about-my-movies-i-have-to_2099273.jpg) > [I've had a pretty amazing life, a good life, and God knows I'm thankful, but I do believe that after 30, stop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-ve-had-a-pretty-amazing-life-a-good-life-and-god-knows-i-m-thankful/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccd/john-waters-751_amazing-life_i-ve-had-a-pretty-amazing-life-a-good-li_2415655.jpg) ## Other authors on Knows ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows/john-waters/#itemlist", "name": "19 Knows Quotes By John Waters", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You see a kid making a film on a cell phone. He doesn't know what he's doing either. 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