In other countries, it's a common thing to have outcast children running around the streets in packs, and I don't think we're so far away from it here.

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Big studio comedies are such a headache.

Big studio comedies are such a headache.

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.

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...

Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera.

Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera.

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

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

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 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...

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...

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

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

I love punk rock, but I also love metal.

I love punk rock, but I also love metal.

There are thousands of directors in Hollywood.

There are thousands of directors in Hollywood.

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...

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'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...

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.

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....

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 actually picked up copies of Decline I and II at a flea market once....

I actually picked up copies of Decline I and II at a flea market once....