John Waters Quotes

Generally speaking, I'm much more in favour of penises entering vaginas than axes entering skulls. But the world seems to accept the violence a lot easier than the sex.

Any film that can entertain and has a message and cannot be slotted into any genre is unique.

Is sex dirty? Only if it's done right.

I hope what I do has an art to it, and as an artist you have to try new things and keep yourself entertained.

The individual - man as a man, man as a brain, if you like - interests me more than what he makes because I've noticed that most artists only repeat themselves.

I think it's important for me, for my crew and for the audience to bring something new to each show. I have friends who have done the same act, word for word for word, for 20 years. I have a problem with that. I think the audience should see something new in each show.

He was the first to conceive of movies as an art form. His belief was that if the traditional art form would not find room for him, then he would make an art form of his own.

For me, what is most important is the element of surprise. If I can surprise you with every film of mine, that is exactly what I am trying to do.

You have a new audience for every show. Even though you do the same thing all the time, you gotta keep it fresh for yourself, and you gotta keep it good and interesting and something you want to do. I'm anxious to have a really terrific act. Whatever it takes it takes.

Normal people have sex lives of their own to worry about.

I want to give the audience the whole package, and for me, the whole package is to give them something fresh as well. It's not as much fun resting on your laurels.

Yeah, I guess everyone's had a reasonable amount of sex in their lives, some less than others.

An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have.

It's no fun for me to cover a song and produce it the exact same way as it already exists. When I hear that happening, I have to say, 'What's the point?'

What is oral sex?

There is no age limit on the enjoyment of sex. It keeps getting better.

I'm a fool for a brilliant filmmaker. And for someone who wants to try new things.

Lady Gaga is the Picasso of the entertainment world. She's very intelligent.

I'm all about risque - I love that stuff. I love to be creative - that's what the entertainment business is about.

I think if you don't risk something in art, it's not really important.

I think if you're gonna do something as silly and lighthearted as entertainment, then why not be interesting when you're doing it?

Live shows have been going on for so long, can you really do something that's never been done before?

I'm certainly not inventing anything new with drag.

The thing about covers that's relatively important to remember is that it doesn't matter how good an artist you are: if you don't have good ideas, the covers don't stand out.

I constantly want to do something new and surprise the audience.