John Waters Quotes

“Go out in the world and f*ck it up beautifully.”

“Hairspray is the only really devious movie I ever made. The musical based on it is now being performed in practically every high school in America and nobody seems to notice it’s a show with two men singing a love song to each other that also encourages white teen girls to date black guys.

Pink Flamingos was preaching to the converted. But Hairspray is a Trojan horse: it snuck into Middle America and never got caught. You can do the same thing.”

“Nobody likes a bore on a soapbox. Humor is always the best defense and weapon.

If you can make an idiot laugh, they’ll at least pause and listen before they do something stupid... to you.”

“Remember: you must participate in the creative world you want to become part of.”