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

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

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

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 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...

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...

Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera.

Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera.

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...

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...

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...

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...

I love punk rock, but I also love metal.

I love punk rock, but I also love metal.

I live on this nice three acres in Hollywood.

I live on this nice three acres in Hollywood.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

There are thousands of directors in Hollywood.

There are thousands of directors in Hollywood.

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 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...