John Waters Quotes

I'm all about being self-deprecating because I think it's hilarious. Any actor who takes themselves seriously just needs to stop being such a piece of s**t.

If you can't make fun of yourself, you don't have any right to make fun of others

You can make fun of your own a lot easier than someone else's.

I learned that people are much more game to mock their own personas than you would think.

Nobody can write better jokes putting me down than me.

I have inherited my father's sense of humour about myself. It's a lot more pleasant to make fun of yourself than when someone else does.

People say both Obama and I have trouble laughing at ourselves. We can't laugh at ourselves. That would be racist!

Humor is the opposite of all self-admiration and self-praise.

Nobody can make more fun of me than I already make of myself.

I have never said anything critical about Ozzy that he didn't say about himself many times.

Most of my songs make fun of myself.

I don't want people to think that I can't make fun of myself.

It's better to make fun of yourself because you've always got someone around to make fun of, and they can't sue you.

I'm all about being self-deprecating because I think it's hilarious.

I'm not afraid of poking fun at myself.

To laugh at others is egoistic; to laugh at oneself is very humble. Learn to laugh at yourself - about your seriousness and things like that. You can get serious about seriousness. Then instead of one, you have created two diseases. Then you can get serious about that also, and you can go on and on. There is no end to it; it can go on AD NAUSEAM.

If you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at?

No matter how you feel, you've got to be able to laugh at yourself. If you can laugh at Donald Trump, then you better be able to laugh at yourself, too. For us as comedians, we have to point out what's funny.

When you can laugh at yourself no one can ever make a fool of you.

The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself.

I worry that I can come off smarmy. I wonder if I was listening to myself if I'd want to kick my own ass.

Fat jokes to me are always, always hilarious, as long as they're done towards yourself.

I do not look at myself every morning and think: 'Oh, my gosh, I am so perfect, so beautiful, so talented.' No, I like to make fun of myself.

I have to laugh at myself.

I giggle when I put myself down. It's just funny to me.