I'm sick of '60s nostalgia. I've been to clubs in New York where it's just like the Fillmore East. And I thought… — John Waters Copy Share Image
In the 1960s, if you could save $500, you had enough to move to another city and start a new life. — John Waters Copy Share Image
My 40th birthday I held in an old-age home. My 50th I had at Pravda before it opened in New York. My… — John Waters Copy Share Image
New York was scarier than Baltimore ever was. It was terrible in the '70s. I'm glad they cleaned it up. I got… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I used to run away to New York from Baltimore all the time. I would get on the Greyhound bus and tell… — John Waters Copy Share Image
My main residence is Baltimore. I have an apartment in New York, one in San Francisco, and I live in a rental… — 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
