Stefanie Keenan/Getty For about six decades, John Waters has been making audiences laugh, shriek and think. Since crafting his first short film in 1964, the iconic Pope of Trash has pushed ...

An curved arrow pointing right. We asked the genre-bending filmmaker and recent author of "Carsick," John Waters, how he manages his finances and his answers were surprisingly conservative.

If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. John Waters looks back on "Cry-Baby." Credit: Stacey Zhu; Kino Lorber, Taylor Hill / Getty Images ...