If you are looking for a producer, try to contact established producers. Don't let the fear of theft paralyze you, or you will never get anywhere with it.

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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.

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...

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...

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

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

Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera.

Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera.

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 live on this nice three acres in Hollywood.

I live on this nice three acres in Hollywood.

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....

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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 got IRS records to finance what I wanted to do.

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

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...

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...