488 Quotes by John Waters

My mother's brother became the undersecretary of the interior for Nixon, which did cause a little drama in my family because I was going to riots and everything, but he turned out great and gave us a nice cheque for an AIDS benefit we had for the 'Serial Mom' premiere.

I've always been close to my family. I've got a lot of nieces and nephews, but I'm a good uncle.

I used to hitchhike a lot. I'd come home on the train from New York, and there'd be no cabs, but people would pick me right up and take me to my door because they recognised me. It was like a car service. I never really had a bad experience hitchhiking.

My perfect day in Baltimore begins with getting my five newspapers. Then I would write.

For a meal out, my number one restaurant is Peter's Inn. I first went there when it was an old biker bar. Believe me, when it was Motorcycle Pete's, that was fun. I had my 30th birthday there.

People looked at my early pictures and called them the most disgusting things ever, and now 'Hairspray' is being done at every school in Britain and America.

Fellini was a little lofty for a teenage boy, but certainly he was a huge influence.

If I made a film today, it would certainly be on digital.

Do I like how digital films look? Sometimes, but sometimes it looks flat, and ugly.