Nobody wanted to touch Decline III when they found out what it was about.

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Big studio comedies are such a headache.

Big studio comedies are such a headache.

I was always into music. I think everyone is when they're a teenager, as a...

I was always into music. I think everyone is when they're a teenager, as a...

I really feel kind of guilty spending 80 million dollars. People are starving in the...

I really feel kind of guilty spending 80 million dollars. People are starving in the...

If you are looking for a producer, try to contact established producers. Don't let the...

If you are looking for a producer, try to contact established producers. Don't let the...

When men have money and power they get turned on, sexually. They get horny as...

When men have money and power they get turned on, sexually. They get horny as...

This generation has given up on growth. They're just hoping for survival.

This generation has given up on growth. They're just hoping for survival.

Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera.

Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera.

Arnold and Jamie Lee must have worked over the years with directors that did 50...

Arnold and Jamie Lee must have worked over the years with directors that did 50...

I got IRS records to finance what I wanted to do.

I got IRS records to finance what I wanted to do.

There are thousands of directors in Hollywood.

There are thousands of directors in Hollywood.

In other countries, it's a common thing to have outcast children running around the streets...

In other countries, it's a common thing to have outcast children running around the streets...

Different parents have different standards for their children.

Different parents have different standards for their children.

Now, it's almost impossible to go out and do a film about a new form...

Now, it's almost impossible to go out and do a film about a new form...

I actually picked up copies of Decline I and II at a flea market once....

I actually picked up copies of Decline I and II at a flea market once....

It's really hard to imagine there ever being the kind of impact there was when...

It's really hard to imagine there ever being the kind of impact there was when...

I love punk rock, but I also love metal.

I love punk rock, but I also love metal.

It is the idea that it's a movie in a movie. So I did it.

It is the idea that it's a movie in a movie. So I did it.

Those movies, Decline I and II and Suburbia, are dearly loved, but they never made...

Those movies, Decline I and II and Suburbia, are dearly loved, but they never made...

Me and Johnny Rotten have been talking about doing a movie of his book, No...

Me and Johnny Rotten have been talking about doing a movie of his book, No...

The first Decline I did was out of sheer love and appreciation for the music....

The first Decline I did was out of sheer love and appreciation for the music....