--- title: "16 Trying Quotes By John Waters" description: "16 Trying quotes by John Waters. Plus more from John Waters and more Trying sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7eb/john-waters-751_inspirational_i-used-to-joke-that-i-was-trying-to-sell_920486.jpg" --- > [I used to joke that I was trying to sell out, and nobody would buy me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-used-to-joke-that-i-was-trying-to-sell-out-and-nobody-would-buy-me/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7eb/john-waters-751_inspirational_i-used-to-joke-that-i-was-trying-to-sell_920486.jpg) > [People who want to act rich when they're upper-middle class. They try too hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/people-who-want-to-act-rich-when-they-re-upper-middle-class-they-try/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/754/john-waters-751_middle-class_people-who-want-to-act-rich-when-they-re_1284938.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ade/john-waters-751_comedies_many-hundred-million-dollar-hollywood-co_92956.jpg) > [I do like Christmas. I do understand that there are people who hate it, and there are other religions that resent it.…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ad/john-waters-751_christmas_i-do-like-christmas-i-do-understand-that_124799.jpg) > [If you purposefully look to shock people, it isn't funny. That's what 50 million dollar Hollywood comedies do ; try to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/if-you-purposefully-look-to-shock-people-it-isn-t-funny-that-s-what-2/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed0/john-waters-751_comedy_if-you-purposefully-look-to-shock-people_2067442.jpg) > [A psychiatrist once told me early in treatment, "Stop trying to make me like you," and what a sobering and welcome smack…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/a-psychiatrist-once-told-me-early-in-treatment-stop-trying-to-make-me/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f6/john-waters-751_campaigns_a-psychiatrist-once-told-me-early-in-tre_1408876.jpg) > [I love hipsters! Yes, I think they're hilarious. The really cute ones try to look ugly just to prove "I can't be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-love-hipsters-yes-i-think-they-re-hilarious-the-really-cute-ones/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/425/john-waters-751_cute_i-love-hipsters-yes-i-think-they-re-hila_3153269.jpg) > [My photographs are not really about photography. They are about editing. I use photography but they are all taken from the TV…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/my-photographs-are-not-really-about-photography-they-are-about/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae2/john-waters-751_can-do_my-photographs-are-not-really-about-phot_1503162.jpg) > [I'm trying to do of a certain attitude in life. I'm against separatism. I'm for everyone to gather. I'm for everyone lunatic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-m-trying-to-do-of-a-certain-attitude-in-life-i-m-against-separatism/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ef/john-waters-751_attitude_i-m-trying-to-do-of-a-certain-attitude-i_2260352.jpg) > [Well cult is a word you would never say in Hollywood. In any film business, if you're trying to get your next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/well-cult-is-a-word-you-would-never-say-in-hollywood-in-any-film/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/544/john-waters-751_business_well-cult-is-a-word-you-would-never-say_2821515.jpg) > [I'm always amazed at friends who say they try to read at night in bed but always end up falling asleep. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-m-always-amazed-at-friends-who-say-they-try-to-read-at-night-in-bed/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93f/john-waters-751_amazed_i-m-always-amazed-at-friends-who-say-the_2922384.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/if-you-think-someone-s-trying-too-hard-that-s-the-worst-thing-they/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c76/john-waters-751_can-do_if-you-think-someone-s-trying-too-hard-t_755275.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) > [If you purposefully look to shock people, it isn't funny. That's what 50 million dollar Hollywood comedies do; try to be shocking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/if-you-purposefully-look-to-shock-people-it-isn-t-funny-that-s-what/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b70/john-waters-751_comedy_if-you-purposefully-look-to-shock-people_1636527.jpg) > [I actually think that my films are intellectual. I think almost everything I do is intellectual, but I would never say that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-actually-think-that-my-films-are-intellectual-i-think-almost/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/247/john-waters-751_art_i-actually-think-that-my-films-are-intel_1969082.jpg) > [I like art that challenges you and makes a lot of people angry because they don't get it. Because they refuse to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-like-art-that-challenges-you-and-makes-a-lot-of-people-angry/) [John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36f/john-waters-751_appreciate_i-like-art-that-challenges-you-and-makes_660476.jpg) ## Other authors on Trying ## 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/trying/john-waters/#itemlist", "name": "16 Trying Quotes By John Waters", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I used to joke that I was trying to sell out, and nobody would buy me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Waters" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-used-to-joke-that-i-was-trying-to-sell-out-and-nobody-would-buy-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7eb/john-waters-751_inspirational_i-used-to-joke-that-i-was-trying-to-sell_920486.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7eb/john-waters-751_inspirational_i-used-to-joke-that-i-was-trying-to-sell_920486.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7eb/john-waters-751_inspirational_i-used-to-joke-that-i-was-trying-to-sell_920486.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I used to joke that I was trying to sell out, and nobody would buy me.” — John Waters", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People who want to act rich when they're upper-middle class. 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