When we did Wayne's World, it was 14 million dollars and they didn't bug us too much because they just thought it was some little movie that nobody was ever going to see. We showed them.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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.

Big studio comedies are such a headache.

Big studio comedies are such a headache.

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

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

Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera.

Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera.

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...

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.