I feel that a documentarian has an obligation to tell the truth as he or she interprets it. And what I mean by that is that documentarians don't necessarily have the same sort of obligations that a journalist might have.… — Penelope Spheeris Copy Share Image
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… — Penelope Spheeris Copy Share Image
My mother was a barmaid and I was raised in a trailer park. I'm used to that language. I put it on the screen… — Penelope Spheeris Copy Share Image
Nobody wanted to touch Decline III when they found out what it was about. — Penelope Spheeris Copy Share Image
The first Decline I did was out of sheer love and appreciation for the music. In 1977, it was more about bands, because punk… — Penelope Spheeris Copy Share Image
When men have money and power they get turned on, sexually. They get horny as hell. Can't imagine why, though. — Penelope Spheeris Copy Share Image
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… — Penelope Spheeris Copy Share Image
I really feel kind of guilty spending 80 million dollars. People are starving in the world. — Penelope Spheeris Copy Share Image
I actually picked up copies of Decline I and II at a flea market once. I walked out without paying. — Penelope Spheeris Copy Share Image
Me and Johnny Rotten have been talking about doing a movie of his book, No Irish, No Dogs, No Blacks. We have a script,… — Penelope Spheeris Copy Share Image
Decline III, I funded myself, from the studio money. That, and I sold a lot of drugs. Kidding. Don't print that. — Penelope Spheeris Copy Share Image
