I never thought I had more fun when I was young than kids are having today. I think they have just as… — John Waters Copy Share Image
How come there's no terrorism with humor, which is a great way to humiliate your enemy? It's a great time for that. — John Waters Copy Share Image
I think middle America has changed very, very much. I think people are way more open-minded. I think - I think it's… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I built my [early] career on negative reviews. There was a cultural war going on, the '60s was going on. All the… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I came from a generation where women were almost deified, and like Groucho Marx's line, "I wouldn't want to be a member… — John Waters Copy Share Image
'Hairspray' maybe did change people's minds, and that's how you get your political enemies to change their minds - by making them… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I keep on having ideas and developments. Some happen and some don't, but I still always have a way of telling a… — John Waters Copy Share Image
The only way I've learned to change anyone's mind politically is to make them laugh. My whole career has been about that. — John Waters Copy Share Image
To me, racist jokes are not funny. I am politically correct, in a weird way. I like to push the boundaries that… — John Waters Copy Share Image
"Family" this and "family" that. If I had a family I'd be furious that moral busybodies are taking the perfectly good word… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I'm perpetual tourist, and that's the best way to travel. Nobody gets used to you, you make new friends without having to… — John Waters Copy Share Image
Anytime you make someone laugh or satirize something, it's the best way to change someone's opinion because they're defenseless - they laugh,… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I'm thrilled to have a completely new audience that I can get from Court TV, without it being my own trial. That… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I always want to see films that are startling and amazing. Not just shocking. Shocking is easy to do. But startling in… — John Waters Copy Share Image
The way I photograph... in many ways it's directed by chance and all my mistakes, which are often the best stuff. I… — John Waters Copy Share Image
The good guys in my movies mind their own business and they don't judge other people. And the bad guys are jealous,… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I've had it with being nice, understanding, fair and hopeful. I feel like being negative all day. The chip on my shoulder… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I actually think that my films are intellectual. I think almost everything I do is intellectual, but I would never say that,… — John Waters Copy Share Image
If you're a parent, I tell you how to get through Christmas. I think that if you've ever had a bad feeling… — John Waters Copy Share Image
Insider can be more ludicrous. How did I ever end up [as one]? Carsick [Waters's book on hitchhiking] was on the New… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I've been an art collector since the Sixties, and I kept it very separate from my showbusiness career. I've had art shows… — John Waters Copy Share Image
There is still such a thing as subversive. Subversive makes hip people nervous. It's something new that scares you in a good… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I'm always amazed at friends who say they try to read at night in bed but always end up falling asleep. I… — 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
![“I built my [early] career on negative reviews. There was a cultural war going on, the '60s was going on. All the film critics were square. They hated my movies. You could never have that happen today. Critics are way too hip.” quote by John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/aef/john-waters-751_built_i-built-my-early-career-on-negative-revi_808406.jpg)
![“Insider can be more ludicrous. How did I ever end up [as one]? Carsick [Waters's book on hitchhiking] was on the New York Times best-seller list for five weeks. [One of the characters was] a singing asshole that does a duet with Connie Francis! Times have changed. That's mainstream, in a weird way.” quote by John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ef0/john-waters-751_best-sellers_insider-can-be-more-ludicrous-how-did-i_2018014.jpg)
