Those movies, Decline I and ...

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

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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 they wish.
 Penelope Spheeris
Many people have been able to get pitch meetings by just cold calling, especially the smaller networks and especially with the reality shows.
 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
I live on this nice three acres in Hollywood.
 Penelope Spheeris