Nobody wanted to touch Decline III when they found out what it was about.

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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...

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....

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 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....

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.

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Big studio comedies are such a headache.

Big studio comedies are such a headache.

Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera.

Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera.

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 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...

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...

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...