John Waters Quotes

John Waters is a genius.

I remember John Waters's 'Pink Flamingos,' that was the film where I realized you could do anything you want - there were no boundaries.

'Citizen Ruth' I saw when I was in college, and I really flipped out over it. I just knew I wanted to work with the person who made that movie.

I love John Waters. There's stuff in it that's beyond the boundaries of my taste, but his movies have always been like that.

Do you know Don Coscarelli? 'Bubba Ho-Tep?' That's one of my favorite movies in the world. And I love the 'Phantasm' movies.

'Blood Feast' is my favorite of Lewis' films. When we shot 'Serial Mom,' and I showed them the infamous tongue scene, one of the female crew members said, 'I hate when a guy does that.'

I'm not going to give up the shock part of my comedy.

I think one of the things that was a huge surprise to everyone with 'Silence of the Lambs' was that that was an Oscar-winning horror movie. It struck such a nerve with audiences that it was a very particular, special experience.

I don't expect people who've enjoyed 'Spy Kids' will enjoy 'Repo! the Genetic Opera!'

We tried to make a movie that had sex and violence because we like sex and violence.

I think that the cinema is a physical thing. What I'm looking for is creating a physical shock with the audience. I don't care of the meaning. I don't care of the idea. I don't want to say something. I want to make a 'shock physique.'

For all its flaws, 'The Hands of Orlac' really is a seminal film, and if you're partial to that particular B-movie subgenre of Demon Body Parts, you really ought to see it.

Hannibal Lecter stole Leatherface's mask and ported the slasher conventions into the thriller for the early '90s.

I'd like to work with John Waters. I grew up in Maryland, so I'm a huge Waters fan.

I never deliberately set out to shock, but when people don't walk out of my plays I think there is something wrong.

'Lesbian Vampire Killers' was quite embarrassing.

I just feel tired now if people are shocked. If it's not for you, just don't bloody watch it.

I like the George Romero films, which were really great, social satire movies; really twisted.

This film is what it is. It's a campy thriller horror movie where you go and have fun. With these types of films, you can't take it too seriously. They are what they are.

'Evil Dead' was such a big movie in my life. It's one of the few that I really remember when I watched it for the first time. I mean, I don't remember when I first saw 'The Empire Strikes Back,' and it's one of my favourite movies.

'Beetlejuice' used to scare me.

The first 'Scream' was great for me in some ways, but in others it was... a challenge.

When we made 'Night of the Living Dead,' we got riddled. There was this famous article Roger Ebert wrote just blasting the film because he had gone to see it at some screening where there were all these kids in the audience. I don't know why that happened. We didn't make the movie for kids.

'Gremlins' is essential '80s comedy scary viewing.

I love Sam Raimi. 'Evil Dead 2' is one of my favorite films. It's one of the best cheaper horror films I've ever seen. Horror films and suspense films can be made on a low budget without big stars and be very effective.