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

If I could make a decent living doing documentaries, I would. I don't really care about [the other] stuff so much. But you can't make a living doing documentaries. Although it has affected my work, at least in that I think I make fairly realistic-looking pictures.

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

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.

Those movies, Decline I and II and Suburbia, are dearly loved, but they never made any money. I didn't even have the rights for some of them.

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.

Different parents have different standards for their children.