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.
John WatersRead
If you can make someone laugh who's dead set against you, that's the first step to winning them over to your side.
Interpretation
Using humor can help bridge divides and open dialogue with those who oppose you.
John Waters emphasizes the power of laughter as a tool for persuasion and connection. When you can make someone who is initially hostile or against you laugh, it signifies a breakthrough, creating an opportunity for understanding and potentially winning them over to your perspective.
In practice
In a debate, you might use humor to disarm your opponent and connect with the audience.
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.
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.
Follies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies do divert me, I own, and I laugh at them whenever I can.
But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed?
I am truly a product of Hollywood in-breeding. When two celebrities mate, someone like me is the result.
For your own safety, do not ever tell an astrophysicist, I hope all your stars are twinkling.
Superman don't need no seat belt.
Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning.
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