--- title: "14 Should Quotes By John Waters" description: "14 Should quotes by John Waters. Plus more from John Waters and more Should sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8e/john-waters-751_army_yeah-i-know-i-should-be-fighting-for-gay_415560.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) > [No comedy should be longer than 90 minutes. There's no such thing as a good long joke.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/no-comedy-should-be-longer-than-90-minutes-there-s-no-such-thing-as-a/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf6/john-waters-751_90-minutes_no-comedy-should-be-longer-than-90-minut_2970316.jpg) > [If your kid comes out of the bedroom and says he just shut down the government, it seems to me he should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/if-your-kid-comes-out-of-the-bedroom-and-says-he-just-shut-down-the-2/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e2/john-waters-751_bedroom_if-your-kid-comes-out-of-the-bedroom-and_2100201.jpg) > [Watching a movie should be like hunting. Out of context, every image of the cinema is yours for a split second. Take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/watching-a-movie-should-be-like-hunting-out-of-context-every-image-of/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/643/john-waters-751_cinema_watching-a-movie-should-be-like-hunting_2429095.jpg) > [To me, beauty is looks you can never forget. A face should jolt, not soothe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/to-me-beauty-is-looks-you-can-never-forget-a-face-should-jolt-not/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff0/john-waters-751_beauty_to-me-beauty-is-looks-you-can-never-forg_326700.jpg) > [If your kid comes out of the bedroom and says he just shut down the government, he should have an outfit for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/if-your-kid-comes-out-of-the-bedroom-and-says-he-just-shut-down-the/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0c/john-waters-751_bedroom_if-your-kid-comes-out-of-the-bedroom-and_859548.jpg) > [Everybody should wish they had home movies of themselves, acting out their lunacy on LSD.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/everybody-should-wish-they-had-home-movies-of-themselves-acting-out/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f8/john-waters-751_acting_everybody-should-wish-they-had-home-movi_970938.jpg) > [ I loved Cookie \[Mueller\]. She was a much better writer than actress. She shouldn't have stuck with me in the beginning; she… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-loved-cookie-mueller-she-was-a-much-better-writer-than-actress-she/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eee/john-waters-751_actresses_i-loved-cookie-mueller-she-was-a-much-be_1501969.jpg) > [ You go to school to figure out who you want to be and how you can do it, and \[maybe\] I should… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/you-go-to-school-to-figure-out-who-you-want-to-be-and-how-you-can-do/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/333/john-waters-751_can-do_you-go-to-school-to-figure-out-who-you-w_743298.jpg) > [I'm for gay marriage. I don't want to do it, but I certainly think people should be allowed to, and I wouldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-m-for-gay-marriage-i-don-t-want-to-do-it-but-i-certainly-think/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc5/john-waters-751_be-good_i-m-for-gay-marriage-i-don-t-want-to-do_1889024.jpg) > [It's time now to rent a car, roll down the windows and prepare for your first big thrill: the freeways. They're so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/it-s-time-now-to-rent-a-car-roll-down-the-windows-and-prepare-for/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/john-waters-751_admission_it-s-time-now-to-rent-a-car-roll-down-th_2218036.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) > [You should never read just for "enjoyment." Read to make yourself smarter! Less judgmental. More apt to understand your friends' insane behavior,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/you-should-never-read-just-for-enjoyment-read-to-make-yourself-3/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20f/john-waters-751_behavior_you-should-never-read-just-for-enjoyment_2832281.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) ## Other authors on Should ## 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/should/john-waters/#itemlist", "name": "14 Should Quotes By John Waters", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Yeah, I know I should be fighting for gay rights, but who wants to join the army or get married anyway?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Waters" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/yeah-i-know-i-should-be-fighting-for-gay-rights-but-who-wants-to-join/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8e/john-waters-751_army_yeah-i-know-i-should-be-fighting-for-gay_415560.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8e/john-waters-751_army_yeah-i-know-i-should-be-fighting-for-gay_415560.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8e/john-waters-751_army_yeah-i-know-i-should-be-fighting-for-gay_415560.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Yeah, I know I should be fighting for gay rights, but who wants to join the army or get married anyway?” — John Waters", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "No comedy should be longer than 90 minutes. There's no such thing as a good long joke.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Waters" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/no-comedy-should-be-longer-than-90-minutes-there-s-no-such-thing-as-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf6/john-waters-751_90-minutes_no-comedy-should-be-longer-than-90-minut_2970316.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf6/john-waters-751_90-minutes_no-comedy-should-be-longer-than-90-minut_2970316.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf6/john-waters-751_90-minutes_no-comedy-should-be-longer-than-90-minut_2970316.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“No comedy should be longer than 90 minutes. There's no such thing as a good long joke.” — John Waters", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If your kid comes out of the bedroom and says he just shut down the government, it seems to me he should at least have an outfit for that.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Waters" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/if-your-kid-comes-out-of-the-bedroom-and-says-he-just-shut-down-the-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e2/john-waters-751_bedroom_if-your-kid-comes-out-of-the-bedroom-and_2100201.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e2/john-waters-751_bedroom_if-your-kid-comes-out-of-the-bedroom-and_2100201.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e2/john-waters-751_bedroom_if-your-kid-comes-out-of-the-bedroom-and_2100201.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If your kid comes out of the bedroom and says he just shut down the government, it seems to me he should at…” — John Waters", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Watching a movie should be like hunting. Out of context, every image of the cinema is yours for a split second. Take them before they bury it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Waters" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/watching-a-movie-should-be-like-hunting-out-of-context-every-image-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/643/john-waters-751_cinema_watching-a-movie-should-be-like-hunting_2429095.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/643/john-waters-751_cinema_watching-a-movie-should-be-like-hunting_2429095.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/643/john-waters-751_cinema_watching-a-movie-should-be-like-hunting_2429095.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Watching a movie should be like hunting. Out of context, every image of the cinema is yours for a split…” — John Waters", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To me, beauty is looks you can never forget. A face should jolt, not soothe.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Waters" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/to-me-beauty-is-looks-you-can-never-forget-a-face-should-jolt-not/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff0/john-waters-751_beauty_to-me-beauty-is-looks-you-can-never-forg_326700.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff0/john-waters-751_beauty_to-me-beauty-is-looks-you-can-never-forg_326700.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff0/john-waters-751_beauty_to-me-beauty-is-looks-you-can-never-forg_326700.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“To me, beauty is looks you can never forget. A face should jolt, not soothe.” — John Waters", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 6, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If your kid comes out of the bedroom and says he just shut down the government, he should have an outfit for that.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Waters" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/if-your-kid-comes-out-of-the-bedroom-and-says-he-just-shut-down-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0c/john-waters-751_bedroom_if-your-kid-comes-out-of-the-bedroom-and_859548.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0c/john-waters-751_bedroom_if-your-kid-comes-out-of-the-bedroom-and_859548.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0c/john-waters-751_bedroom_if-your-kid-comes-out-of-the-bedroom-and_859548.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If your kid comes out of the bedroom and says he just shut down the government, he should have an outfit for…” — John Waters", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Everybody should wish they had home movies of themselves, acting out their lunacy on LSD.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Waters" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/everybody-should-wish-they-had-home-movies-of-themselves-acting-out/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f8/john-waters-751_acting_everybody-should-wish-they-had-home-movi_970938.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f8/john-waters-751_acting_everybody-should-wish-they-had-home-movi_970938.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f8/john-waters-751_acting_everybody-should-wish-they-had-home-movi_970938.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Everybody should wish they had home movies of themselves, acting out their lunacy on LSD.” — John Waters", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I loved Cookie [Mueller]. She was a much better writer than actress. She shouldn't have stuck with me in the beginning; she should have immediately become a writer. She would have had more of a chance.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Waters" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-loved-cookie-mueller-she-was-a-much-better-writer-than-actress-she/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eee/john-waters-751_actresses_i-loved-cookie-mueller-she-was-a-much-be_1501969.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eee/john-waters-751_actresses_i-loved-cookie-mueller-she-was-a-much-be_1501969.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eee/john-waters-751_actresses_i-loved-cookie-mueller-she-was-a-much-be_1501969.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I loved Cookie [Mueller]. She was a much better writer than actress. She shouldn't have stuck with me in the…” — John Waters", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You go to school to figure out who you want to be and how you can do it, and [maybe] I should have, because the films would probably be technically better.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Waters" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/you-go-to-school-to-figure-out-who-you-want-to-be-and-how-you-can-do/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/333/john-waters-751_can-do_you-go-to-school-to-figure-out-who-you-w_743298.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/333/john-waters-751_can-do_you-go-to-school-to-figure-out-who-you-w_743298.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/333/john-waters-751_can-do_you-go-to-school-to-figure-out-who-you-w_743298.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You go to school to figure out who you want to be and how you can do it, and [maybe] I should have, because…” — John Waters", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm for gay marriage. I don't want to do it, but I certainly think people should be allowed to, and I wouldn't vote for anybody that would be against it. But at the same time, why do we have to be good now? Why can't we be villains in movies?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Waters" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-m-for-gay-marriage-i-don-t-want-to-do-it-but-i-certainly-think/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc5/john-waters-751_be-good_i-m-for-gay-marriage-i-don-t-want-to-do_1889024.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc5/john-waters-751_be-good_i-m-for-gay-marriage-i-don-t-want-to-do_1889024.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc5/john-waters-751_be-good_i-m-for-gay-marriage-i-don-t-want-to-do_1889024.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm for gay marriage. I don't want to do it, but I certainly think people should be allowed to, and I…” — John Waters", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's time now to rent a car, roll down the windows and prepare for your first big thrill: the freeways. They're so much fun they should charge admission. Never fret about zigzagging back and forth through six lanes of traffic at high speeds; it erases jet lag in a split second. You're now heading toward Hollywood, like any normal tourist. Breathe in that smog and feel lucky that only in L.A. will you glimpse a green sun or a brown moon. Forget the propaganda you've heard about clean air; demand oxygen you can see in all its glorious discoloration.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Waters" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/it-s-time-now-to-rent-a-car-roll-down-the-windows-and-prepare-for/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/john-waters-751_admission_it-s-time-now-to-rent-a-car-roll-down-th_2218036.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/john-waters-751_admission_it-s-time-now-to-rent-a-car-roll-down-th_2218036.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/john-waters-751_admission_it-s-time-now-to-rent-a-car-roll-down-th_2218036.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's time now to rent a car, roll down the windows and prepare for your first big thrill: the freeways…” — John Waters", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always give books. And I always ask for books. I think you should reward people sexually for getting you books. Don't send a thank-you note, repay them with sexual activity. If the book is rare or by your favorite author or one you didn't know about, reward them with the most perverted sex act you can think of. Otherwise, you can just make out.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Waters" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-always-give-books-and-i-always-ask-for-books-i-think-you-should/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a1/john-waters-751_activity_i-always-give-books-and-i-always-ask-for_1768499.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a1/john-waters-751_activity_i-always-give-books-and-i-always-ask-for_1768499.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a1/john-waters-751_activity_i-always-give-books-and-i-always-ask-for_1768499.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I always give books. And I always ask for books. I think you should reward people sexually for getting you…” — John Waters", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You should never read just for \"enjoyment.\" Read to make yourself smarter! Less judgmental. More apt to understand your friends' insane behavior, or better yet, your own. Pick \"hard books.\" Ones you have to concentrate on while reading. And for god's sake, don't let me ever hear you say, \"I can't read fiction. I only have time for the truth.\" Fiction is the truth, fool! Ever hear of \"literature\"? That means fiction, too, stupid.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Waters" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/you-should-never-read-just-for-enjoyment-read-to-make-yourself-3/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20f/john-waters-751_behavior_you-should-never-read-just-for-enjoyment_2832281.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20f/john-waters-751_behavior_you-should-never-read-just-for-enjoyment_2832281.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20f/john-waters-751_behavior_you-should-never-read-just-for-enjoyment_2832281.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You should never read just for \"enjoyment.\" Read to make yourself smarter! Less judgmental. More apt to…” — John Waters", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 14, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm certainly not going to tell other people what they should do with their own personal lives. I think it's certainly easier for a director to be out. The public is not going to see a movie because the director is gay or straight. It's maybe a little harder for an actor or actress because of, you know, the love roles and stuff. But gay people have been impersonating heteros in the movies for years. So, hopefully, that is becoming less of an issue. I think it would have been really great if a gay person had played a gay person. That's brave!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Waters" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-m-certainly-not-going-to-tell-other-people-what-they-should-do-with/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/241/john-waters-751_actors_i-m-certainly-not-going-to-tell-other-pe_221656.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/241/john-waters-751_actors_i-m-certainly-not-going-to-tell-other-pe_221656.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/241/john-waters-751_actors_i-m-certainly-not-going-to-tell-other-pe_221656.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm certainly not going to tell other people what they should do with their own personal lives. I think it's…” — John Waters", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/should/john-waters/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/should/john-waters/", "name": "Should Quotes by John Waters", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/should/john-waters/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8e/john-waters-751_army_yeah-i-know-i-should-be-fighting-for-gay_415560.jpg" }, "description": "14 Should quotes by John Waters. Plus more from John Waters and more Should sayings from other authors.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/should/john-waters/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/should/john-waters/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Should", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/should/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "name": "John Waters", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/should/john-waters/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```