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.

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

[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.

Pack a pillow and blanket and see as much of the world as you can.You will not regret it.

I'm sorry if me being turned on turns you on.

War alone brings up to their highest tension all human energies and imposes the stamp of nobility upon the peoples who have the courage to make it.

If something's going wrong with this planet we'd better fix it here and not look for some sort of escape.

Fashion is always silly, for, before it can spread far, it must be calculated for silly people; as examples of sense, wit, or ingenuity could be imitated only by a few.

Religious liberalism affirms the moral obligation to direct one's effort toward the establishment of a just and *loving* community.

I feel sorry for anyone that I am obsessed with. I am worse than gum in your hair, very, very close to the roots.

Offense is what people take when they can't take argument.

Much of what candidates have to do is raise money and appeal to constituencies or interest groups that can provide that money.

When we have a new heart, we become new people, and then we have a new society, then we have a new nation.