The first Decline I did was out of sheer love and appreciation for the music. In 1977, it was more about bands, because punk was a new form of music. It was groundbreaking and political.

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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...

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...

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...

Different parents have different standards for their children.

Different parents have different standards for their children.

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...

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

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

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 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....

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.

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...

Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera.

Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...