I think that in America there is a new movement of underground movies that wants to kick the ass of independent films that they think whine too much.

When I started my goal was to make a successful underground movie. I started making movies in the mid-60s. Underground cinema then only lasted about two or three years.

I used to joke that I was trying to sell out, and nobody would buy me.

My favorite characters are people who think they're normal but they're not. I live in Baltimore, and it's full of people like that. I've also lived in New York, which is full of people who think they're crazy, but they're completely normal.

Yeah, I know I should be fighting for gay rights, but who wants to join the army or get married anyway?

I respect everything I make fun of.

The way I photograph... in many ways it's directed by chance and all my mistakes, which are often the best stuff. I found that no matter if it's the same tape, the same TV, and the same camera, I can never duplicate an image... your arm jiggles, there's just too much chance. And I never put it on pause, or use any of that fancy equipment.