Penelope Spheeris Quotes

United States, Film Director
December 2, 1946

Penelope Spheeris (born December 2, 1945 or 1946; sources differ) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. She has directed both documentary film and scripted films. Her best known works include the trilogy titled The Decline of Western Civilization, each covering an aspect of Los Angeles underground culture, and the film Wayne's World, her highest-grossing film.

Also known as Producer, Screenwriter

Your best protection is to have an established agent make the contact.

Penelope Spheeris
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 at stake, you have so many people breathing down your neck.

Penelope Spheeris
- People
- Money

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.

Penelope Spheeris
- Children
- Running
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
- Money
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
- Book
- Movie
- Irish