I met John when I was 18 and I was in my first John Waters film when I was 19.
We've had the same set designer and the same crew in many cases since 1972.
Even then, our family was extraordinary, with ten kids.
You don't have to tell anybody a damn thing you don't want to.
The point is, when you have a chance to have a big adventure, especially if, like in your case, it doesn't hurt anyone, it's just plain foolish not to take it.
The first things I did when I got out of school in '65 was to buy a pair of Levis and pierce my ears.