Decline III, I funded myself, from the studio money. That, and I sold a lot of drugs. Kidding. Don't print that.

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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.

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

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

Big studio comedies are such a headache.

Big studio comedies are such a headache.

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.

Different parents have different standards for their children.

Different parents have different standards for their children.

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...

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.

Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera.

Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera.

Before you approach a production entity or even a potential producer, you should write up...

Before you approach a production entity or even a potential producer, you should write up...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...