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Make Trouble

Make Trouble

by John Waters

Creative abilityCollege orationsProductores y directores de cinematografíaRhode Island School of DesignMotion picture producers and directors
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About this book

When John Waters delivered his gleefully subversive advice to the graduates of the Rhode Island School of Design in 2015, the speech went viral, in part because it was so brilliantly on point about making a living as a creative person. From an icon of popular culture, here is inspiring advice for artists, graduates, and anyone seeking happiness and success on their own terms. Now we all can enjoy his sly wisdom in a manifesto that reminds us, no matter what field we choose, to embrace chaos, be nosy, and defy outdated critics

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Creative abilityCollege orationsProductores y directores de cinematografíaRhode Island School of DesignMotion picture producers and directorsAptitudes creativas

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Setting

United StatesEstados Unidos

About the author

John Waters
John Waters

22 April 1946

John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, and artist. As an actor, Waters has appeared in films such as Sweet and Lowdown (1999), Seed of Chucky (2004), Excision (2012), and Suburban Gothic (2014). More recently, he performs in his touring one-man show This Filthy World. In addition to filmmaking and acting, Waters also works as an artist and across different mediums such as installations, photography, and sculpture. He has published multiple collections of his journalistic exploits, screenplays, ruminations, and artwork which exhibits regularly in galleries and museums around the world. In 2015, Waters was nominated for a Grammy Award for the s…

Author

John Waters

Pages

70

Read time

≈ 2h

Editions

5

Languages

English, Spanish

Publisher

Little, Brown Book Group Limited

ISBN

9781472153289

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