""I always feel the most comfortable in the punk world because they want to be hated, which I find funny. Pink Flamingos was a punk movie. We even had the yellow, the color hair. You couldn't buy the color back then, you had to do it with India ink and magic marker. So we were always punk. In a way it was a great freedom when that came. And punks are my people still.""
""How to use humor to win any war that we're in. How to get ahead, how to change people's minds. I talk about sex, I talk about politics. I talk about movies. But I'm in the middle now. For the first time ever in my life, I'm in the radical middle. I hate the left and the right for the first time ever. Because neither side have any humor anymore.""
John Waters expresses his comfort in the punk world, highlighting its embrace of being hated. He reflects on the punk elements in his film 'Pink Flamingos' and the freedom it represented. Currently on his 80th birthday tour, Waters discusses using humor to navigate societal issues, expressing disdain for both political extremes. He shares insights on his influence in punk culture, his experiences with notable punk figures, and various topics including etiquette and fashion.
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