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Me Quotes by John Waters
- Some call me director, producer, filmmaker. I prefer to call myself pube-king.
- I went to a Catholic high school, which, to this day, I could burn down. And I got great revenge because they had their fiftieth…
- I used to joke that I was trying to sell out, and nobody would buy me.
- I wish something on T.V. would trouble me. Then maybe I would watch it.
- To me, bad taste is what entertainment is all about. If someone vomits while watching one of my films, it's like getting a standing ovation.…
- It was a mystery to me. To that awful black-and-white farm, with that aunt who was dressed badly, with smelly farm animals around when she…
- Everyone's sex life is funny except your own. Every person's is, and yours never is. The lengths people go to — and the extremes and…
- I came from a generation where women were almost deified, and like Groucho Marx's line, "I wouldn't want to be a member of a club…
- I built a career on negative reviews. I didn't get a good review ever until Fran Lebowitz gave me a good review in Interview. That…
- To me, racist jokes are not funny. I am politically correct, in a weird way. I like to push the boundaries that are politically correct.
- I think that young people understand me perfectly. I think that's the luckiest thing about my career, that I get older and they get younger,…
- I think that nobody gets mad at me anymore, no matter what I say, because I don't think I'm mean. I am interested in what's…
- It delights me to find something that kids are doing that surprises me that seems new. That's the best feeling you can have.
- Not wanting anyone to pop my bubble by speaking to me, I immediately began reading Lesbian Nuns, and that did the trick. No one attempted…
- 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,…
- I love to read about anger. A "feel bad" book always makes me feel good. And no other novel in the history of literature is…
- I always wanted to be a juvenile delinquent but my parents wouldn't let me.
- To me, beauty is looks you can never forget. A face should jolt, not soothe.
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale