Penelope Spheeris's Quotes

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Big studio comedies are such a headache.

Different parents have different standards for their children.

I love punk rock, but I also love metal.

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 of drugs. Kidding. Don't print that.

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

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

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

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.

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

It is fun to try figure out the things that really are real and the things that aren't.

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

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

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