• I like to think about society as being a flock of birds: There seems to be a common consciousness in different time periods, and the new common consciousness reacts to the old standards.

    Penelope Spheeris: I like to think about society as being a flock of birds: There seems to be a common consciousness in different time periods, and the new common consciousness reacts to the old standards.
    "The Punk Director: Penelope Spheeris Revisits Her Decline of Western Civilization Trilogy". Interview with Laura Snapes, pitchfork.com. July 15, 2015.