Shutting down governments on your computer is just as much as fun as going to a riot at Yale. John Waters More Quotes by John Waters More Quotes From John Waters I think the extremes are something that's really interesting to see coalesce in movies. John Waters extremes interesting thinking It isn't enough to shock. It's easy to shock. Real surprise is what I'm after. John Waters surprise real easy A lot of kids are moving to Baltimore, because we have a great music scene and we've got edge. Come on down, we've got scary edge. But great edge - it's still a city you can be a bohemian in. John Waters cities kids moving I live in San Francisco, I live in Provincetown. They're all the same, apart from Baltimore. Baltimore's the only cheap place left. John Waters baltimore san-francisco left You go to school to figure out who you want to be and how you can do it, and [maybe] I should have, because the films would probably be technically better. John Waters should-have want school Stupid is never that entertaining. You can be stupid and sexy, stupid and funny but he's just plain stupid. That is not remarkable, that's what I mean. John Waters sexy stupid mean You see a kid making a film on a cell phone. He doesn't know what he's doing either. But it comes out kind of good. John Waters phones cells kids I think Chelsea Girls is a complete masterpiece and I think Andy's [Warhol] films are equally as good as the art. I think one day they will be considered equal. They aren't yet. They will be. John Waters girl art thinking If you purposefully look to shock people, it isn't funny. That's what 50 million dollar Hollywood comedies do ; try to be shocking and dirty. John Waters trying people dirty Fifty years seems like a good anniversary. Even after I'm dead, how much better could I get than this? I mean, it's great, I'm not dead, so I get to see it. John Waters fifty mean years Everybody should wish they had home movies of themselves, acting out their lunacy on LSD. John Waters acting wish home It took me a while to figure it out, but to have a real hit on Broadway, you have to get the respected Broadway people to like it. But then the production also has to appeal to the most middle-class people who know nothing about Broadway and who come to see it later. John Waters real class people The worst thing you can do is make a cult movie. That means you got three great reviews and nobody went. An art film means it got a lot of good reviews and nobody went. There is no such thing as a counter culture now. What used to be considered that is commercial now. John Waters counter-culture mean art I'm an old person because I still buy DVDs. I have every one of my albums and 45s - I even have a couple of 33s and I do have a turntable. But I must admit, I don't listen to vinyl today. But I listen to all types of music. John Waters dvds couple today I loved Cookie [Mueller]. She was a much better writer than actress. She shouldn't have stuck with me in the beginning; she should have immediately become a writer. She would have had more of a chance. John Waters cookies actresses should-have I probably would have made [films] anywhere. Every city has something they're ashamed of. I would have made films about it and turned it into something positive. John Waters film cities made I just went to Times Square and the underground movies, sometimes three a day. I did get my education. But I really believed then, in 1966, they would not have allowed me to make any of the movies I made. Today, you could make a snuff movie at NYU and get an A. John Waters nyu three squares I couch-surfed for years. But I always wanted to live in Baltimore; I still do. If I had to choose, it would always be Baltimore. John Waters baltimore couches years I must admit, even my fans everywhere I go in the world - just this week I was in London and Glasgow and the week before I was in Des Moines - my fans all look the same in all those cities - they look great! John Waters london fans cities If you're a parent, I tell you how to get through Christmas. I think that if you've ever had a bad feeling about Christmas coming, I'll tell you how to deal with it. So, I think in a way it's like going to a sane psychiatrist that actually gives you some good advice, I hope! John Waters parent giving thinking
