I think that's why I've lasted this long because I love everything I make fun of! I make fun of myself first! I mean, I started my career by calling my films "trash" - the local critics used to complain that I beat the critic to the typewriter.
John WatersWhen they throw the water on the witch, she says, โWho would have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickednessโ. That line inspired my life. I sometimes say it to myself before I go to sleep, like a prayer.
John WatersI've always tried to keep reinventing myself and to keep appealing to young people and when I go to colleges now and do my spoken-word show it's astounding to me how I get older and the audience gets younger. To me, that's the best compliment. That's better than money, that's better than anything.
John Waters