John Waters Quotes

I come from a middle class family, and my parents weren't too supportive of my career choices.

My parents were involved in everything I did. They were showbiz people themselves. My dad was an actor. They were parents; they did what parents are supposed to do.

My mom is a therapist, and my dad has a doctorate in psychology, and growing up, I felt 'very understood.'

My parents worked in the art world. They were really supportive of my music in that they allowed me to drop out of school and move out of our home, which not many parents would do.

I think people who have good parents come into the world with a strength, yes, and an advantage.

I grew up in west London, but my dad wouldn't let me go to school there, so I went in south London.

My mum is slightly biased and feels everything I do is wonderful, but Dad was like, 'You should go ahead boldly, and I think you should do more films.' To me, that was some kind of acceptance.

I don't know what it feels like not to have a great family support system - I was lucky to have that.

Everything my mother and father did was designed to put me where I am.

You do need parental guidance and I was in a great position with both my mum and dad. They split when I was a baby but even though I stayed with my mom they were both very much involved in my upbringing.

Growing up, mostly in Montreal, I was an only child of loving parents.

I grew up in an average middle-class family. I don't think I even knew any friends who were fostered or adopted.

The last thing in the world my parents would want to do is get on a stage or do a movie. They would probably rather die. But they let me be who I was, and they supported me.

The most important influence in my childhood was my father.

Most actors don't grow up with sweet, vanilla parents.

I think the world offers so many wonderful varieties of obstacles, but that shouldn't be one for kids - is the worry that 'my parents wont be there.'

And, I think, as a kid, I had a strong motivation to do something of my life. And, I think that's the strongest motivation I really got. And, that came obviously from my parents and my grandparents.

What matters is that my daughter is surrounded by love. I believe in the right to go down the path that feels best for you.

I was always a closet lover of acting. My mom was very practical. She never, ever restricted our dreams, always told us we could do or be anything. Then I said, 'Maybe I want to be an actor'. And she said, 'Maybe not that'.

A lot of people think I grew up with just my brother and me, but mom was there even when she wasn't. We had a good household.

I'm influenced a lot by my family. I have a big family.

I was brought up by my mother and my two sisters, although they're older than me and fled the nest very young, so I was technically raised as an only child, but I was very much loved.

My own parents were very un-neurotic, so I never thought that I had to change enormously in order to become a parent.

I think I've been brought up very well by both my parents. I am very cautious and I think I'm now fit for the world I'm in. They're very much behind my modelling and very supportive.

I was born to a single mom and raised by her and my grandparents.