My idea of rich is that you can buy every book you ever want without looking at the price and you're never around assholes. That's the two things to really fight for in life.
Interpretation
True wealth is about freedom to choose and peace of mind.
In this quote, John Waters emphasizes that true richness in life is not solely about financial abundance but rather the ability to enjoy one's passions without the burden of financial constraints and to cultivate a positive, respectful social environment. By advocating for the importance of being surrounded by good people and having the freedom to explore one's interests, Waters highlights the deeper values that contribute to a fulfilling life.
In practice
In a speech about lifestyle choices, you might say, 'As John Waters said, my idea of rich is being able to buy every book I want without checking the price.'
Irony ruined everything Even the best exploitation movies were never meant to be `so bad they were good`. They were not made for the intelligentsia. They were made to be violent for real, or to be sexy for real. But now everybody has irony. Even horror films now are ironic. Everybody's in on the joke now. Everybody's hip. Nobody takes anything at face value anymore.
I don't like rules of any kind. And I seek people who break rules with happiness - and not bringing pain to themselves.
I believe if you come out of a movie and the first thing you say is, 'The cinematography was beautiful,' it's a bad movie.
To understand bad taste one must have very good taste.
To me, bad taste is what entertainment is all about. If someone vomits while watching one of my films, it's like getting a standing ovation. But one must remember that there is such a thing as good bad taste and bad bad taste.
'Hairspray' maybe did change people's minds, and that's how you get your political enemies to change their minds - by making them laugh and making them look at something in a way they haven't seen it. Not by preaching and cutting them off and being a separatist.
There is nothing so wrong as accepting a thing merely because men who have done things say it should be so.
If you want to resolve a dispute or come out from conflict, the very first thing is to speak the truth. If you have a headache and tell the doctor you have a stomachache, how can the doctor help? You must speak the truth. The truth will abolish fear.
Some people get into this business and they're so afraid to lose anything. They try to protect their position like clinging to a beachhead. These actors end up making really safe choices. I never wanted to go that route. If I go down, I'm going down swinging.
What you don’t know, you can’t tell. Or made to tell.
I need silence, and to be alone and to go out, and to save one hour to consider what has happened to my world, what death has done to my world.
All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi for my ignorance.
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