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. A journalist might be called upon to be objective, whereas a documentarian is sort of forced to take sides.
Nobody wanted to touch Decline III when they found out what it was about. - Penelope Spheeris
Nobody wanted to touch Decline III when they found out what it was about.
- Penelope Spheeris
When men have money and power they get turned on, sexually. They get horny as hell. Can't imagine why, though. - Penelope Spheeris
When men have money and power they get turned on, sexually. They get horny as hell. Can't imagine why, though.
I actually picked up copies of Decline I and II at a flea market once. I walked out without paying. - Penelope Spheeris
I actually picked up copies of Decline I and II at a flea market once. I walked out without paying.
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 … - Penelope Spheeris
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 …
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. - Penelope Spheeris
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.
This generation has given up on growth. They're just hoping for survival. - Penelope Spheeris
This generation has given up on growth. They're just hoping for survival.
I really feel kind of guilty spending 80 million dollars. People are starving in the world. - Penelope Spheeris
I really feel kind of guilty spending 80 million dollars. People are starving in the world.
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 so that people could interpret it as th… - Penelope Spheeris
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 so that people could interpret it as th…
I love punk rock, but I also love metal. - Penelope Spheeris
I love punk rock, but I also love metal.
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