Before you approach a production entity or even a potential producer, you should write up a treatment and register your show with the Writers Guild of America.

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When we did Wayne's World, it was 14 million dollars and they didn't bug us...

When we did Wayne's World, it was 14 million dollars and they didn't bug us...

Big studio comedies are such a headache.

Big studio comedies are such a headache.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

I live on this nice three acres in Hollywood.

I live on this nice three acres in Hollywood.

Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera.

Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera.

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...

It is fun to try figure out the things that really are real and the...

It is fun to try figure out the things that really are real and the...

Your best protection is to have an established agent make the contact.

Your best protection is to have an established agent make the contact.

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.

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....

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...

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

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

Decline III, I funded myself, from the studio money. That, and I sold a lot...

Decline III, I funded myself, from the studio money. That, and I sold a lot...

For the most part, studio movies have huge budgets. They don't do anything under 30...

For the most part, studio movies have huge budgets. They don't do anything under 30...

I can't believe I actually was in my own movie.

I can't believe I actually was in my own movie.