Quotes by Penelope Spheeris

About Penelope Spheeris:

Penelope Spheeris is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. She is best known as a documentary film director whose works include the trilogy titled The Decline of Western Civilization. She has directed feature films, including Wayne's World, her highest grossing film.
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Your best protection is to have an established agent make the contact.

Penelope Spheeris

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.

Penelope Spheeris

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.

Penelope Spheeris

Big studio comedies are such a headache.

Penelope Spheeris

Different parents have different standards for their children.

Penelope Spheeris

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

Penelope Spheeris

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

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I live on this nice three acres in Hollywood.

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

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In other countries, it's a common thing to have outcast children running around the streets in packs, and I don't think we're so far away from it here.

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

Penelope Spheeris

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

Penelope Spheeris

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.

Penelope Spheeris

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

Penelope Spheeris

Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera.

Penelope Spheeris

There are thousands of directors in Hollywood.

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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.

Penelope Spheeris

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.

Penelope Spheeris

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

Penelope Spheeris

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.

Penelope Spheeris

Author Bio

  • NamePenelope Spheeris
  • DescriptionFilmmaker
  • BornDecember 2, 1945
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Film Director; Screenwriter; Film Producer