John Waters, Thumb Out

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 3, 2014

Filmmaker John Waters reports back on what he learned about the country and himself while hitchhiking across the U.S. and talks about his new book, Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America.

→EVENTS: John Waters will be at Barnes & Noble Union Square (33 East 17th Street) tonight at 7PM and Wednesday night at NYPL as part of their (ticketed) NYPL Live series.

John Waters estimates about 1/3 of drivers drove past him, then said to themselves "wait a minute..." and turned back around and got him.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 3, 2014

... but he HATES people who treat him badly when they don't recognize him, then nicely when they realize who he is.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 3, 2014

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