Now, it's almost impossible to go out and do a film about a new form of music.

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I love punk rock, but I also love metal.

I love punk rock, but I also love metal.

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.

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 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...

There are thousands of directors in Hollywood.

There are thousands of directors in Hollywood.

Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera.

Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera.

Big studio comedies are such a headache.

Big studio comedies are such a headache.

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...

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...

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...

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....

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 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...

Different parents have different standards for their children.

Different parents have different standards for their children.

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 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 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.

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

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