He was a close friend of a judge I clerked for in Baltimore and gave the eulogy at her funeral, surrounded by her collection of skulls. It was amazing. The judge was a remarkable woman, and Waters did her justice.
About 10 years ago, I was taking an American Airlines flight from San Francisco to Los Angeles. I spotted JW immediately while in the waiting area but restrained myself from approaching him; I didn't want to freak him out or perhaps call unwanted attention to him among the other people who were in the room. But boarding the plane, I saw he had an aisle seat in the First Class section and I just couldn't walk by him without making a brief comment about how I much I admired him and his work (I quoted a Kathleen Turner line from "Serial Mom"). He chuckled and it really made my day!
I was on the train coming back to Philadelphia from the March on Washington in ‘93. Heading towards Baltimore JW walked down the car I was on. No one noticed him except myself. We exchanged smiles.
I saw Pink Flamingos when I was 18 and a freshman at UCLA in 1994. I had never seen a John Waters movie, and the they were showing it at the campus theater. All I knew was that it was supposed to be outrageous and hilarious. I was going with 3 friends and one of them had LSD, so we all took one hit. I’d only taken acid once before and it was a lot of fun with very few hallucinations. Well, the movie was so NUTS that I couldn’t tell if I was actually seeing the movie accurately, or the acid was just REALLY strong. It wasn’t until I rented the VHS of it that I realized I had seen it accurately.
John Waters is a legend. I first saw Female Trouble on Xmas evening on IFC at the age of 12, and i was forever changed. God bless John Waters, there's no one like him.
I met John Waters at a gallery in Atlanta many years ago when the whole gallery was devoted to his paintings and drawings. Approachable and delightful.
My first John Waters film was PINK FLAMINGOS at the Flick in Larimer Square in Denver. I think it was 1975. Everyone in the audience of around fifty laughed so hard and clapped and bounced to the music...and Divine! Wow, what a memory. I'm a fan for life, and have all of his films on DVD in my permanent library to enjoy over and over. Thank you, John, for bending my brain in a delightful way. And you're still going strong at 77! Again, WOW!
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ thank you for this amazing interview!!!!!!!! I’m a Maryland gal not quite 60 and I connect to John water’s movies so much! He is the leaky roof in a pristine, perfect home! I just adore his approach to film making, creativity and people… he seems so humble and experienced and what feels like an all around great human!!!!! ❤❤❤ his work will continue the wheel of outsider filmmaking and he’s given us all so much to think about! Thank you Mr waters! You are magic! 🪄
What a wonderful interview of one of my favorite directors. My first John Waters film was Pink Flamingos at the old TLA Cinema on South Street in Philadelphia. They showed a 16mm print every Saturday night for a long time. Since then I’ve seen all of his films. Yes I’m a fan. I’ll be going to see this exhibition.
I had the pleasure of meeting John during one of his touring shows and had my picture taken with him afterwards. It's a shame we can't post pictures here, I'd gladly share it with everyone.
John Waters is all about subversion, but his personality is so warm, gracious, elegant, kind and positive. Holy smokes, he’s deeply lovely and brilliant.
IFC Center here in NY did a revival screening of Polyester a few years ago (before covid) which even had the scratch and sniff cards. John Waters introduced the screening, he is both hilarious and one of the most charming people you'd ever meet. It was a great night. So happy to see him getting this show for all the years of awesome movies.
Odorama worked so well in Polyester. By the end of the movie your nose had collected all these awful smells, and then the final smell was Lemon Pledge, which was totally realistic because it was artificial to begin with. Genius.
I only barely knew of Ricki Lake from her talk show, and seeing her many years later in Hairspray was a revelation. What a lovable character, and actress.
I love Cry-Baby and I've always wanted to see Serial Mom! I've always thought John Waters was sooo cool and insightful and I'm so glad this exhibition exists.
very excited to hear that his first fiction novel is going to be turned into a film "Liarmouth".!! Was afraid that "A Dirty Shame" might be his last film work. Even though he always makes the very best of whatever budget he ends up with he's just one of those talents i keep hoping some benevolent billionaires will just give him all he needs to make anything he wants.
Jackaline You are sitting in Museum Row in Hancock Park. There is The big gun LACMA, the page Museum that is the satelite of The Natural History Museum in Exposition park. Also there is the Automobile Museum and Folk Art Museum. The area is rich with Museums. LACMA is the big gun in the neighborhood.
I loved the Buddy Deane Show but even back then I wondered why they had to have a special day just of the black kids and didn't just let everyone dance together all the time.
Lol...I love all these "I met him when..." comments. Well, I met him in Marfa, Texas, at a bonfire for local ranchers hosted by the Chinati Foundation. Go figure.😆
He 100% is gonna be voicing Rolando! The other two actors said to be coming to the show in the season 2 trailer, have already been filled in. Vassago will be voiced by Harvey Gullien and Satan will be voiced by Patrick Page. Leaving John Waters as being the only option for Rolando!
John you made Polyester after Desperate Living, Hairspray came a decade after Desperate Living, not “right after” it. Such a shame when an auteur gets too old to remember the timeline of his own filmography.🤦♀️
I remember taking mescaline and going with my best friend to see a midnight movie in the mid 1970s in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was Pink Flamingos. I was an impressionable 19 or 20 year old who had recently read a review in Penthouse magazine. It was an epiphany. A complete entertainment! There was something in it for every perversion! At first I thought it might have been the acid I had taken, but no, what I saw on the screen actually happened. I never had the chance to see the movie again in Cincinnati. When I returned to the theater less than a month later it had been turned into a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant. I suspected this was because of the efforts of then City Attorney Simon Leis, who became famously known as the prosecutor who was a pain in the ass for Hustler Magazine publisher Larry Flynt. Returning to Cincinnati after 45 years living in San Francisco and Seattle, (where I've attended several personal appearances by Mr. Waters over the years), apparently nothing much has changed here. Perhaps seeing Pink Flamingos in that time and place was a 'Divine' accident, indeed! 🦩🦩😘😂🎥🎬🏳️🌈❤.
Somewhere between Polyester and Hairspray, John lost his edge. I never liked Hairspray and musicals are nauseating. Serial Mom was okay. Imagine if Divine had played Kathleen Turner's part. It would have been way better.
@KyleShade Thanks. You've summed up blue states and the modern Democrat party perfectly: White liberal elites in their gated communities in the suburbs, and the dystopian inner cities. What do they have in common? They all vote for the same party.
So, I just realized: Johnny Deep worked with John Waters, then Tim Burton, then Terry Gilliam hardly five or ten years after... I'm not sure what kind of evolution that is, but it gives me a lot of strange hope.
He was a close friend of a judge I clerked for in Baltimore and gave the eulogy at her funeral, surrounded by her collection of skulls. It was amazing. The judge was a remarkable woman, and Waters did her justice.
That’s fantastic!! What a memory!
About 10 years ago, I was taking an American Airlines flight from San Francisco to Los Angeles. I spotted JW immediately while in the waiting area but restrained myself from approaching him; I didn't want to freak him out or perhaps call unwanted attention to him among the other people who were in the room. But boarding the plane, I saw he had an aisle seat in the First Class section and I just couldn't walk by him without making a brief comment about how I much I admired him and his work (I quoted a Kathleen Turner line from "Serial Mom"). He chuckled and it really made my day!
I was on the train coming back to Philadelphia from the March on Washington in ‘93. Heading towards Baltimore JW walked down the car I was on. No one noticed him except myself. We exchanged smiles.
did you call him "pussyface"? lol
I saw Pink Flamingo aged 15 and it changed my life. I'm now approaching 60 and would recommend the film to anyone struggling with their identity.
That's amazing thank you for sharing your experience!!!
I saw Pink Flamingos when I was 18 and a freshman at UCLA in 1994. I had never seen a John Waters movie, and the they were showing it at the campus theater. All I knew was that it was supposed to be outrageous and hilarious. I was going with 3 friends and one of them had LSD, so we all took one hit. I’d only taken acid once before and it was a lot of fun with very few hallucinations. Well, the movie was so NUTS that I couldn’t tell if I was actually seeing the movie accurately, or the acid was just REALLY strong. It wasn’t until I rented the VHS of it that I realized I had seen it accurately.
You must have a very disturbed identity then
@@SomethingSomethingg you get no bitches then
I envy your experience.@@Mike-rk8px
John Waters is a legend. I first saw Female Trouble on Xmas evening on IFC at the age of 12, and i was forever changed. God bless John Waters, there's no one like him.
I met John Waters at a gallery in Atlanta many years ago when the whole gallery was devoted to his paintings and drawings. Approachable and delightful.
My first John Waters film was PINK FLAMINGOS at the Flick in Larimer Square in Denver. I think it was 1975. Everyone in the audience of around fifty laughed so hard and clapped and bounced to the music...and Divine! Wow, what a memory. I'm a fan for life, and have all of his films on DVD in my permanent library to enjoy over and over. Thank you, John, for bending my brain in a delightful way. And you're still going strong at 77! Again, WOW!
I adore this human!
John Waters is fantastic.
OMG! I am Get A BONER just looking at the Mustash!!! He Is To Love, I would BEND OVER for John and Drink His Waters.
John Waters is my favorite cinema exhibitionist!
So great that TCM recognizes all categories of movies, even the less popular ones. LOVED THIS!!
Thank You, TCM
So smart, so gracious. John Waters is a national treasure. ❤
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ thank you for this amazing interview!!!!!!!! I’m a Maryland gal not quite 60 and I connect to John water’s movies so much! He is the leaky roof in a pristine, perfect home! I just adore his approach to film making, creativity and people… he seems so humble and experienced and what feels like an all around great human!!!!! ❤❤❤ his work will continue the wheel of outsider filmmaking and he’s given us all so much to think about! Thank you Mr waters! You are magic! 🪄
What a wonderful interview of one of my favorite directors. My first John Waters film was Pink Flamingos at the old TLA Cinema on South Street in Philadelphia. They showed a 16mm print every Saturday night for a long time. Since then I’ve seen all of his films. Yes I’m a fan. I’ll be going to see this exhibition.
I still drink my tears 😢🫙
I had the pleasure of meeting John during one of his touring shows and had my picture taken with him afterwards. It's a shame we can't post pictures here, I'd gladly share it with everyone.
Visited the Museum last week... SUCH a gorgeous place... And John Waters' exhibit is WONDERFUL! Thanks, TCM for the interview!
The G.O.A.T.
Cry Baby was my introduction to John Waters. I've loved him and his movies, his books, and his shows ever since. Great man.
OMG! I am Get A BONER just looking at the Mustash!!! He Is To Love, I would BEND OVER for John and Dink His Waters.
He's such a cool guy. This was great fun. I've seen several of his movies. I love the older campy ones as well as Hairspray and Cry Baby. 😸
A Dirty Shame changed my life for the better. Liberating!
John Waters is all about subversion, but his personality is so warm, gracious, elegant, kind and positive. Holy smokes, he’s deeply lovely and brilliant.
In some ways, being a truly kind person is the most subversive thing a person can be
Many thanks to Ms. Stewart and Mr. Waters! 🎬
Just a fantastic interview. Could have listened to John for another hour…or three.
I would see him at a bar near the UM art school in Bmore. Somewhere around 1986. He was already famous.
Mount Royal Tavern.
Absolute legend 💪🏻🏆 kind regards from New Zealand 🇳🇿🫶🏻
nice interview, thanks!
Divine should have been nominated for an Oscar for ‘Hairspray’.
You know what? I’m glad he wasn’t. Because Divine, along with John Waters, are, were and always will be better than the Academy Awards!
IFC Center here in NY did a revival screening of Polyester a few years ago (before covid) which even had the scratch and sniff cards. John Waters introduced the screening, he is both hilarious and one of the most charming people you'd ever meet. It was a great night. So happy to see him getting this show for all the years of awesome movies.
I worship him! He is a comedic genius.
The first John Waters movie I ever saw was "Polyester" in a theater in Baltimore now long gone. I even got an Odorama card, but I gave it away.
Odorama worked so well in Polyester. By the end of the movie your nose had collected all these awful smells, and then the final smell was Lemon Pledge, which was totally realistic because it was artificial to begin with. Genius.
John Waters is a true class act. So glad to see him getting honors like this.
This is delightful. ❤❤❤
I only barely knew of Ricki Lake from her talk show, and seeing her many years later in Hairspray was a revelation. What a lovable character, and actress.
John Waters is a national treasure
I met John waters at a book signing at borders books at World Trade Center in 1999. He was the kindest guy with the best sense of humor in history
your book Shock Treatment got me through a difficult time in my life when I should have really had shock treatments, seriously
What an insightful and excellent interview.
The ‘Uncle’ we all have & love
I love Cry-Baby and I've always wanted to see Serial Mom! I've always thought John Waters was sooo cool and insightful and I'm so glad this exhibition exists.
“The Pope of Trash”. 💜
love these interviews keep em coming !
Thank you, John Waters! Thank you, DIVINE.
Love John waters!
he's such a treasure ❤
I love John Waters and his films.
What a joy!
very excited to hear that his first fiction novel is going to be turned into a film "Liarmouth".!! Was afraid that "A Dirty Shame" might be his last film work. Even though he always makes the very best of whatever budget he ends up with he's just one of those talents i keep hoping some benevolent billionaires will just give him all he needs to make anything he wants.
Divine and John are the best aunt and uncle to the strange kids
He is utterly fantastic,
I wish Divine was still with us. Rest in Peace, Divine.
I love this man.
I had that Bop magazine @ 12:23 🥰 I miss being a teen...
Jackaline
You are sitting in Museum Row in Hancock Park.
There is The big gun LACMA, the page Museum that is the satelite of The Natural History Museum in Exposition park. Also there is the Automobile Museum and Folk Art Museum.
The area is rich with Museums. LACMA is the big gun in the neighborhood.
I would love to see an exhibition of only “Desperate Living” stuff and clothing from the movie!
Hey John, wonder if you got your copies of the Village Voice at Sherman's Bookstore at Mulberry & Park?
Love him!
Love him so much.
The Diane Linkletter Story changed my life.
I adore this man.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN.....!!!!!!!
Can you please are Woodstock the movie on Turner Classic Movies one more time 0:42
Still have an original ODORAMA card, I keep it next to my VHS copy of polyester. John Waters is the most subversive filmmaker of all time, the best!
I have mine, too. It's in the fireproof safe with my birth certificate and the S&H green stamps
@@postmodernrecycler Be prepared that your birth certificate smells like No. 6 by now! It´s the one that lingers forever!
Still have mine, too.
I loved the Buddy Deane Show but even back then I wondered why they had to have a special day just of the black kids and didn't just let everyone dance together all the time.
I love me some John Waters. One day, society won't take itself so seriously anymore and we can enjoy a new work of his.
Love his work with Pink Floyd
Uh...yes... he's...multi-talented in that way...yes😅
No Closed Captions? 🙃 Great interview tho! ❤
Protect John Waters at all costs
The beautiful host, Jacqueline Stewart is a great interviewer.
When John waters dies im going to save a vial of the tears I cry and never drink them.
Love you John you big weirdo❤❤
I love him.
i love john waters!!!
i really wanna meet him
Love him
When is that exhibit over?
That guy is a national treasure.
🙏🏾🖤😎
My buddy Greg Gorman is best friends with him
An American treasure
Lol...I love all these "I met him when..." comments. Well, I met him in Marfa, Texas, at a bonfire for local ranchers hosted by the Chinati Foundation. Go figure.😆
Hes gonna be in Helluva Boss!!! Who? Probably beining the mew character, Ronaldo
He 100% is gonna be voicing Rolando! The other two actors said to be coming to the show in the season 2 trailer, have already been filled in. Vassago will be voiced by Harvey Gullien and Satan will be voiced by Patrick Page. Leaving John Waters as being the only option for Rolando!
Polyester. It stinks! No, literally.
He looks like his wearing make up to look older, you know what I mean?
It's like he's a young man in an old man costume.
No more Feel-Bad Romance (Liarmouth) anymore, please.
John you made Polyester after Desperate Living, Hairspray came a decade after Desperate Living, not “right after” it. Such a shame when an auteur gets too old to remember the timeline of his own filmography.🤦♀️
I remember taking mescaline and going with my best friend to see a midnight movie in the mid 1970s in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was Pink Flamingos. I was an impressionable 19 or 20 year old who had recently read a review in Penthouse magazine. It was an epiphany. A complete entertainment! There was something in it for every perversion! At first I thought it might have been the acid I had taken, but no, what I saw on the screen actually happened. I never had the chance to see the movie again in Cincinnati. When I returned to the theater less than a month later it had been turned into a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant. I suspected this was because of the efforts of then City Attorney Simon Leis, who became famously known as the prosecutor who was a pain in the ass for Hustler Magazine publisher Larry Flynt.
Returning to Cincinnati after 45 years living in San Francisco and Seattle, (where I've attended several personal appearances by Mr. Waters over the years), apparently nothing much has changed here.
Perhaps seeing Pink Flamingos in that time and place was a 'Divine' accident, indeed!
🦩🦩😘😂🎥🎬🏳️🌈❤.
Somewhere between Polyester and Hairspray, John lost his edge. I never liked Hairspray and musicals are nauseating. Serial Mom was okay. Imagine if Divine had played Kathleen Turner's part. It would have been way better.
And the irony is people like George Wallace didn't destroy Baltimore, John's fellow liberals did.
@KyleShade Thanks. You've summed up blue states and the modern Democrat party perfectly:
White liberal elites in their gated communities in the suburbs, and the dystopian inner cities.
What do they have in common?
They all vote for the same party.
Garbage
Nope.. Waters is Trash, and proud of it. The garbage is your gene pool.
So, I just realized: Johnny Deep worked with John Waters, then Tim Burton, then Terry Gilliam hardly five or ten years after... I'm not sure what kind of evolution that is, but it gives me a lot of strange hope.
This interviewer is terrible, typical phony, narcissistic interrupter due to self entitlement, poor John.
God this woman is HUMORLESS