Penelope Spheeris
Penelope Spheeris
Penelope Spheerisis 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth2 December 1945
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
american-director bug
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.
inspirational teenage marijuana
This generation has given up on growth. They're just hoping for survival.
records irs finance
I got IRS records to finance what I wanted to do.
nice acres hollywood
I live on this nice three acres in Hollywood.
believe i-can my-own
I can't believe I actually was in my own movie.
breathing people necks
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.
children parent different
Different parents have different standards for their children.
years three done
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.
comedy headache bigs
Big studio comedies are such a headache.
writing america treatment
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.
reality people calling
Many people have been able to get pitch meetings by just cold calling, especially the smaller networks and especially with the reality shows.
people dollars world
I really feel kind of guilty spending 80 million dollars. People are starving in the world.