I would never want to live anywhere but Baltimore. You can look far and wide, but you'll never discover a stranger city… — John Waters Copy Share Image
To me, beauty is looks you can never forget. A face should jolt, not soothe. — John Waters Copy Share Image
I always say you need something weird on your face and some good shoes and nobody looks in the middle. — John Waters Copy Share Image
I understand why people want to look up their friends - usually they want to see what people they've wanted to have… — John Waters Copy Share Image
If you think someone's trying too hard, that's the worst thing they can do. To me, it's just desperate, never funny and… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I would never do hard-core pornography, because it looks too much like open-heart surgery. — John Waters Copy Share Image
People always ask me what I'm doing on the subway, but I love it! Sometimes I like to ride in the front… — John Waters Copy Share Image
If you purposefully look to shock people, it isn't funny. That's what 50 million dollar Hollywood comedies do; try to be shocking… — John Waters Copy Share Image
No matter what your sexual preference or gender, no one likes a man who is fussy about his looks. You can spend… — John Waters Copy Share Image
If you purposefully look to shock people, it isn't funny. That's what 50 million dollar Hollywood comedies do ; try to be… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I must admit, even my fans everywhere I go in the world - just this week I was in London and Glasgow… — John Waters Copy Share Image
Dreamland Studios then was my bedroom at my parents' house, mostly [starring] people who were in my high school. They look straight… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I can't complain about anything. It's like saying, "I don't like talkies." Time marches on and I don't care how people watch… — John Waters Copy Share Image
With Hairspray, we had a great experience. I always think of the last time I saw Divine: He was in the last… — 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