“My idea of an interesting person is someone who is quite proud of their seemingly abnormal life and turns their disadvantage into a career.”

—  John Waters

Source: Shock Value: A Tasteful Book About Bad Taste

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American filmmaker, actor, comedian and writer 1946

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