I'm Not Into Wrinkles.

The Actors That I Do Know Are People Who I Think Have Souls, You Know?

When I Was Young, I Was Really, Really Obsessed With Gena Rowlands And John Cassavetes. Because My Mom Was A Projectionist In College, She Was Somehow Able To Get A Real Projector. And She Had Some Connections, So She Would Get Real Prints, And We'd Put Up A Sheet. The First Movies I Saw Were To Kill A Mockingbird [1962], Gigi [1958], A Woman Under The Influence [1974]. Then When I Was Old Enough To Be Able To Rent Movies, I Went Through A Very Big Cassavetes Phase.

I Grew Up In San Francisco. My Parents Were Not Hippies; They Were Writers. They Were Very Active Politically, But On The Intellectual Side, Not On The "taking Drugs In A Field And Listening To The Grateful Dead" Side.

Society Makes Suicide So Romantic. I Mean, You Watch These Tv Movies About Teen Suicide And You Want To Jump In Front Of A Bus. Because Your Biggest Fantasy Is Your Own Funeral. No One Will Admit To It, But It's True.

There Was A Time When I Was 19 When I Really, Really, Really Thought I Was Going Crazy. I Was Exhausted And Going Through A Terrible Depression.