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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Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera.

Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera.

Big studio comedies are such a headache.

Big studio comedies are such a headache.

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

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

Different parents have different standards for their children.

Different parents have different standards for their children.

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.

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.

There are thousands of directors in Hollywood.

There are thousands of directors in Hollywood.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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 love punk rock, but I also love metal.

I love punk rock, but I also love metal.

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....

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...