John Waters
John Waters
John Samuel Waters, Jr.is an American film director, screenwriter, author, actor, stand-up comedian, journalist, visual artist, and art collector, who rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films. Waters's 1970s and early '80s films feature his regular troupe of actors known as the Dreamlanders—among them Divine, Mink Stole, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, and Edith Massey. Starting with Desperate Living, Waters began casting real-life convicted criminalsand controversial people...
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth22 April 1946
believes christine grant money movies realistic thinks wants weirdo
We have to make money or they're never going to give it to us. Christine understands that. Let's be realistic here. We don't have a grant anymore. We have a budget. And she really wants and believes and thinks of a way for these weirdo movies to make money.
believe judging people
People that pick up hitchhikers I believe are basically good people that believe in other people and understand problems and don't judge people. That's always the kind of person I'm looking for.
believe people goodness
It reinforced everything that I believe. I am an optimist. I believe in the goodness of people.
believe bullshit cop
I don't believe in depression. There's no such thing. It's an invention. It's bullshit, it's a cop out.
believe phones long
I can't complain about anything. It's like saying, "I don't like talkies." Time marches on and I don't care how people watch my movies as long as they see them. I don't care if they're on their phone. Believe me, if you ever want to watch my early films they would look a lot better on your phone than they would on a movie screen. The smaller the better.
good-life believe hands
I've had a pretty amazing life, a good life, and God knows I'm thankful, but I do believe that after 30, stop whining! Everybody's dealt a hand, and it's not fair what you get. But you've got to deal with it.
people understand water
People don't understand how this water went, and people don't understand this bridge.
building people
The thing I wanted to do was show that it's about the people that come in this building every day.
maybe trouble watch wish
I wish something on T.V. would trouble me. Then maybe I would watch it.
Isn't that the most perverse thing you've ever heard?
asks brand buy christmas exact model numbers prepared sells store type
Always be prepared if someone asks you what you want for Christmas. Give brand names, the store that sells the merchandise, and, if possible, exact model numbers so they can't go wrong. Be the type who's impossible to buy for, so they have to get what you want.
christmas rabid sucker worried
Being a traditionalist, I'm a rabid sucker for Christmas. In July, I'm already worried that there are only 146 shopping days left.
beyond bravery caught coming glamour great humor
Making out with Divine, that's beyond the bravery of coming out. He was hassled about being gay. You couldn't come out. It was illegal. But he had a sense of humor about the glamour he was caught in. He's a great sport, and a great star.
bad entertainment taste
To me, bad taste is what entertainment is all about