It's time now to rent a car, roll down the windows and prepare for your first big thrill: the freeways. They're so much fun they should charge admission. Never fret about zigzagging back and forth through six lanes of traffic at high speeds; it erases jet lag in a split second. You're now heading toward Hollywood, like any normal tourist. Breathe in that smog and feel lucky that only in L.A. will you glimpse a green sun or a brown moon. Forget the propaganda you've heard about clean air; demand oxygen you can see in all its glorious discoloration.
John WatersFame is protection if you go to a scary place. Fame is fun. A lot of people don't say anything and you don't know they know who you are.
John WatersI haven't committed all the crimes in my movies, I would have gotten the death penalty many years ago if I had.
John Waters[My catholic education] sticked with me. It caused the rage I had to make 'Pink Flamingos.'
John WatersPeople vomitied at my movies; not because of the movie but because they were drunk. I took credit anyway.
John WatersIf you think someone's trying too hard, that's the worst thing they can do. To me, it's just desperate, never funny and never witty. It's kind of really old hat because just being shocking isn't enough. It has to change how you think about something. It has to startle you. It has to make you look at something and reconsider whether you're right. That's the whole point.
John Waters