Jack Smith (film Director) - Quotations About Smith

Quotations About Smith

• "He was the king of the underground." George Kuchar

• "The godfather of performance art." Laurie Anderson

• "The only true underground filmmaker." John Waters

• "Jack Smith was the real Warhol." John Zorn

• "Jack oozed his aesthetic. And you either knew exactly what Jack wanted or you weren't interested in that scene. Andy picked up that you don't really have to direct people. You have to get them into the sense of what you are doing." Billy Name

• "Jack Smith inspired Charles Ludlam, of the 1960s Ridiculous Theatrical Company, and also inspired Hibiscus to move out to San Francisco and found the Cockettes." Cited in article about Antony Hegarty, who was tracing his own "family tree," including what he had learned of it from his teacher Martin Worman, a former member of the Cockettes.