Authors and artists are still afraid of breaking away as far as [William Burroughs] did... And he did it in the 50s!

Slamdance actually is indie and rebellious. Sundance obviously felt threatened.

Sundance claimed to be "rebellious" on all of their programs, but they are not. Most of the movies at Sundance were multi-million dollar pictures that were already guaranteed a theatrical release.

All of William S. Burroughs friends pushed it forward and introduced me to one another. I was able to enter into that beat family for a while and document it.

After I got kicked out of CalArts, I moved to Lawrence Kansas where my sister lived. I began working on A William S. Burroughs documentary. I had no idea it would turn into such a big film.

[Allen] Ginsberg totally helped that out. He was the best sales person. He was the most pop. They are still shocking and relevant, especially [William] Burroughs.

I'm really happy I was kicked out of CalArts (for a controversial art piece I made).

I like documenting people who can break away from the conformist boring world we are stuck in and either live their life in a much more far out way or create art that critiques it well.

We give glory to God of Heaven.

I can say.. that I never said that... we never met and this never happen... How?(Good question, the answer I will leave it for later)

How did Adam do it? He seemed to be able to look past Miles's weirdness and insecurities and awkwardness to see Miles, himself, what he was-whatever he was-inside.

People go to LA to "find themselves", they come to New York to become someone new.

May Heaven be propitious, and smile on the cause of my country.

Let us ... quietly accept our times, with the firm conviction that just as much good can be done today as at any time in the past, provided only that we have the will and the way to do it.

The artist's work constitutes the only satisfactory relationship he can have with his fellow men since he seeks his real friends among the dead and the unborn.

Every woman has to have something which singles her out, which catches the eyes, which makes her the center of attention. I am going to be french.

Measure the success of your days by the lives touched vs the hours passed.

Despotism sits nowhere so secure as under the effigy and ensigns of freedom.