46 John Waters Quotes for You to Enjoy

John Waters

Director

Born: Apr 22, 1946

First Life Me People Think You

Related authors: Alfred Hitchcock David Lynch George Lucas Martin Scorsese Steven Spielberg Tim Burton Woody Allen

Being a traditionalist, I'm a rabid sucker for Christmas. In July, I'm already worried that there are only 146 shopping days left. John Waters

Christmas Shopping Worried Only Days Left July Being Rabid Sucker

I don't mind snobs, if they have a reason to be a snob. John Waters

Mind Snob Reason

The nightlife in Baltimore is very mixed. Any gay people I know go to the hipster bars; they don't go to the gay bars. Start your night at the Club Charles, and then you can meet people to go other places. The Charles has been Baltimore's favourite cool hipster bar forever. John Waters

Gay You People Club Other Meet Has-Been Favourite Charles Know Go Mixed Been Baltimore Very Forever Any Bar Places Then Your Cool Bars Start Night Nightlife

The rudest possible gift is a gift card. It means you think the person is stupid and has no interests. The only good gift card is Bitcoin. You practically have to be a hacker to know about it. John Waters

Good You Bitcoin Gift Hacker Stupid Think Possible About Only Know Practically Person Interests Means Card

I don't believe that we should never not talk to people we don't agree with politically. If you can make that person laugh, it's the first step to getting him to listen to change their mind. John Waters

You Change People Mind First Believe Laugh Never Step Talk Make Him First Step Person Getting Listen Politically Should Agree

When I first saw 'House on Haunted Hill' as a kid in Baltimore, and the skeleton went out on the wire, and the thousand kids in the audience went crazy... My whole life, I've tried to at least equal that cinema anarchy. I came close with the end of 'Pink Flamingos,' but I didn't tie with it. John Waters

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I also hate those holidays that fall on a Monday where you don't get mail, those fake holidays like Columbus Day. What did Christopher Columbus do, discover America? If he hadn't, somebody else would have and we'd still be here. Big deal. John Waters

Day You Hate Somebody Big Fall Monday Christopher Else Those Would Mail He Columbus Like Also Deal Fake Still Big Deal Discover America Get Did Where Holidays Here

I've been an art collector since the Sixties, and I kept it very separate from my showbusiness career. I've had art shows since the early Nineties, a museum show that travelled to four countries. I've had three or four art books; it's just another way I have to tell stories. John Waters

Art Three Books Way Nineties Tell Collector Had Countries Since Another Another Way Been Very Just Sixties Stories Separate Show Shows Travelled Four Early Career Kept Museum

I like art. It's another way to rebel. John Waters

Art Way Like Another Another Way Rebel

In any film business, if you're trying to get your next film made, you would never say, 'Oh, my last film was a cult film.' I'd say, 'Oh, great, well I hope this one isn't!' I always say to Johnny Knoxville, 'How do you do it? You sort of do the same thing we did, except you made millions, and I made hundreds.' John Waters

Hope Great You Business Made Same Thing Hundreds Say Would Johnny Except Never Well Sort Always How Cult Get Trying Did Same Any Oh Next Your Film Film Business Thing Last Millions