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Yeah totally.

Thats what I loved about it.

It really is a throwback to those movies.

It gives you a good role, too.

Its an interesting character and, even though its a throwback, its kind of with a modern theme.

These sorts of thrillers deal with quite wealthy families.

Do you think they feed into a certain paranoia among the rich?

Well, I dont know.

That may or may not be true.

Working with Nic Cage again this is the first time youve worked together sinceFace/Offisnt it?

No, we hadnt worked together sinceFace/Off.It was really great.

I love working with him.

I think were both used to being a little nuttier in our performances, but I love him.

Ive known Nic a little bit since my high school days, so its a funny thing.

Even though weve known each other a long time, we dont really hang out that much.

Hes always sweet and such a gentleman.

I really adore him.

It strikes me that youre the star of the film and hes the support.

Yeah, it was great of him to do that.

It was very generous, and it was fantastic that he let me do it.

Listen, at least the conversation is out there.

I just sawDetroit I think Kathryn Bigelows an incredible director.

Youre either a good director or not a good director it doesnt have any bearing.

Are the roles youre being offered more interesting?

As you get older it becomes more and more difficult.

Youre seeing more on television.

ButWonder Womanhad all these great, strong roles for women.

I think, little by little, things get better.

I just think, the more we see of that, the better it is.

Youve worked with some great directors over your career.

Verhoeven, the Wachowskis, Michael Mann, William Friedkin.

I wondered who youve most enjoyed working with.

Ive been really luck because Ive certainly worked with some really terrible directors [laughs].

Ive done some crappy movies.

But Ive been lucky.

I adored working with the Wachowskis.

I loved working with Friedkin it was difficult, but I love him as a director.

I got to work with Adam McCay on a couple of projects here and there.

I worked with Kay Cannon, a female director, on a film calledThe Pact.Shes amazing to work with.

Its out next year and its funny, a really funny script.

What are your thoughts on the wayShowgirlswas reassessed as a cult film?

I mean, it made me never listen to reviews.

Journalists, when theyre reviewing things, have a weird way of… Im like, Gee, I thought you hated this movie.

Why are you still talking about it?

I mean, if you believe the good reviews, you have to read the bad reviews.

You want everyone to… listen, it doesnt matter at the end of the day.

The movies still going strong and people are obsessed with it.

I think thats what happened withShowgirls a little bit of that.

It never should have been an NC-17 film.

I think they shot themselves in the foot a little bit to be honest.

It became a bit of a feeding frenzy.

What are your memories of working with Paul Verhoeven, because hes a famously passionate, fiery director?

Working with Paul Verhoeven prepared me for working with William Friedkin!

But once youve learned that, theyre great.

Friedkin is just one of those greats, you know?

I could watch his movies a hundred times and I still see new things that I hadnt noticed before.

Whats your favourite film of his that isntKiller Joe,obviously.

Oh,The Exorcist,for sure.

I think Ive probably seenThe Exorcistover a hundred times.

Im obsessed with that movie.

I just think its so incredibly done.

And it has some great roles for women in there, actually.

Yeah, Ellen Burstyn shes fantastic in that.

Shes one of my all time favourites.

Its the same withGet Out.I likedGet Out really strong, solid actors in this crazy story.

Because its so well directed and well acted, it just works.

Its been a great few years for these mid-to-low-budget genre films.

Thats whatGet Outkind of reminds me of.

Id love to do a movie like that, and I dont think I ever have.

What were your memories of working onFace/Off?

I loved working on that.

John Woo is a genius.

I mean, he really is.

I just want him to do a musical.

Because everything blows up.

You do it in one take.

Its exciting to work on.

I dont know, I love what he does.

Id pay to watch a John Woo musical, actually.

Wouldnt that be great?

I kept saying, John, it’s crucial that you do a musical.

He was like, Yeah, I love musicals.

Its such an obvious thing I hope he does it one day.

With the success ofLa La Land,you never know.

It mightve started a new trend!

So what have you got coming up next?

I saw that you have a lot of things, like a film calledShotguncoming out next year.

Ive done a lot.

Theres the movie 9/11 coming out, which I did with Charlie Sheen.

I havent seen it yet, so Ive no idea what its going to be like.

Oh my God, what else did I do?

I did anotherBrooklyn Nine-Nine,which is really fun, I did a couple last year.

I just finished the third season ofRed Oaks.

Then I did a South Korean movie,Snow White, with Chloe Grace Moretz.

I play a witch in that, which is really fun.

I feel like there are other things too Ive been working a lot.

Im surprised youve had time to sleep.

No, Im done!

I just finished yesterday and Im like, Im taking a break!

It sounds like youve earned it.

Gina Gershon, thank you very much.

Inconceivableis out on DVD and video on demand on August 28th.