Journalist John Waters (left) and filmmaker John Waters

“I know about it [Pantigate] because I get the same Google alert with our names that he [journalist John Waters] probably does! Ha!

I remember giving an interview in Ireland once and at first the woman reporter was so mean to me, I couldn’t figure what the problem was but then half way through she threw her hands up and screamed “You’re not THAT John Waters” and then was really nice.

Let’s just say we don’t save each other’s press clippings…”

American filmmaker John Waters in an email to Paul Duane about the recent homophobia furore.