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" 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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" If you are looking for a producer, try to contact established producers. Don't let the fear of theft paralyze you, or you will never get anywhere with it. "

" It's really hard to imagine there ever being the kind of impact there was when punk rock happened in the late 70's. I wish there would be one big change like that again, but I don't know if that'll ever happen. "

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

" When men have money and power they get turned on, sexually. They get horny as hell. Can't imagine why, though. "

" Decline III, I funded myself, from the studio money. That, and I sold a lot of drugs. Kidding. Don't print that. "

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

" Big studio comedies are such a headache. "

" I love punk rock, but I also love metal. "

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

" Before you approach a production entity or even a potential producer, you should write up a treatment and register your show with the Writers Guild of America. "

" For the most part, studio movies have huge budgets. They don't do anything under 30 to 40 million. When you have that much money at stake, you have so many people breathing down your neck. "

" I live on this nice three acres in Hollywood. "

" I really feel kind of guilty spending 80 million dollars. People are starving in the world. "

" There are thousands of directors in Hollywood. "

" I was always into music. I think everyone is when they're a teenager, as a way to drown out the world. "

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

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" It is the idea that it's a movie in a movie. So I did it. "

" This generation has given up on growth. They're just hoping for survival. "

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" I actually picked up copies of Decline I and II at a flea market once. I walked out without paying. "

" Me and Johnny Rotten have been talking about doing a movie of his book, No Irish, No Dogs, No Blacks. We have a script, so hopefully that's going to happen at some point in our careers. "

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" Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera. "

" Arnold and Jamie Lee must have worked over the years with directors that did 50 takes, because I'd get like three takes or so and say, Ok, that's it, we're done. "