Stupid F***ing White Man.

One Of Our Favorite Joe Strummer Quotes Was, "no Input, No Output." Meaning, We're Going To Hear A Band, We're Going To Go To A Museum, Or We're Going To Go Hang Out With Some Writer That We Admire. We're Going To Get Some Input, Because If We Don't, Then We Have Nothing. It's A Circle. It's A Respiratory Thing.

Sometimes I Make Films About Scenes Other Filmmakers Would Leave Out, So I Just Make The Film Out Of All The Things They Wouldn't Put In. Poetry Allows You To Do This More Than Prose, For Example.

As Soon As You Start Making A Film That's Expensive Then The Studio Wants Total Control Over All Elements Of It Because They Want To Get All Their Money Back. If You Make A Smaller Film You Can Try A Lot More Things Because You Can Have Control Over It And Not Just Be A Hired Director. The Lower The Budget The More Freedom You Have.

It Meant A Kind Of Real Liberation Of Expression. It Embraced Amateurism In A Way That I Still Am Inspired By. It Was Not About Trying To Get, You Know, Stadium Gigs Or Even Commercial Radio Play Or Even Record Deals For That Matter. It Was About Saying Something 'cause You Meant It, And Expressing Something That You Felt. And That Was Primary For That - Whatever The Scene, Whatever Punk Rock Means, It Was Very, Very Important To Me, Very Formative.

I Have To Tell Everyone That When I Finish A Film And It Goes Out And Is Released, I Never Look At My Films Again. I Don't Like Looking Back. I Don't Even Like Talking About 'em! So I'm Really Digging Back In My Memory Because I Don't Like To Sit And Look At My Films Again.