Waters explains that a “cheater” is drag talk for paraphernalia that covers a penis.

“I’m proud to be an insider like sneaking in,” he says.

“I don’t want to be an outsider, you do that when you’re young.

John Waters and Divine

John Waters; Divine.JC Olivera/WireImage

“There is a surprise that I’m having a show at the Academy Museum,” he says.

“I’m not un-cancelable, I watch what I say,” he admits.

I’m against that,” he says.

John Waters Pope of Trash, an Exhibition Devoted the Filmmaker’s Work, on Wednesday September 13, 2023 at The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles, California

John Waters in front of the ‘John Waters: Pope of Trash’ exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.Charles White, courtesy of Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

“I’m more careful about saying things for liberal censorship than conservative today.

They gave up on me.

I do Fox News whenever they ask me.

John Waters Pope of Trash, an Exhibition Devoted the Filmmaker’s Work, on Tuesday September 12, 2023 at The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles, California

Costumes from ‘Hairspray’ on display at the Academy Museum’s ‘John Waters: Pope of Trash’ exhibition.Charles White, courtesy of Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

I always go on.

I love to go on it.

It’s enemy territory and they’re great to me.”

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