Sometimes I Make Films About Scenes Other

My Films Are About The Little Things That Happen Between People That Are Sometimes Far More Valuable And Insightful Than The Big Dramatic Things That Happen.

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.

My First Film I Made, "permanent Vacation," We Shot In 1979 For Like $12,000, Part Of Which I Got A Fake Car Loan For That Amos Poe Told Me You Could Do That. And, Yeah, I Had No Idea What I Was Doing. It Was Just Like, Well, We're Going To Try And Do This. Partly Because I Had Been Following Amos Poe And Eric Mitchell Around For About A Year, And I Worked On Some Of Eric's Films As A Sound Recordist And Stuff.

There Is Something Very Pleasurable About Watching Cartoons, A Really Warm, Comfortable Feeling. My Taste Is Quite Broad, But Most Of All I Like American Cartoons. Early Disney, Betty Boop, Roadrunner, Ren & Stimpy, South Park. Sometimes I'll Watch Pokemon Or Bad 80s Cartoons.

Nothing Is Original. Steal From Anywhere That Resonates With Inspiration Or Fuels Your Imagination.