Actually my daughter hasnt seen them either, which has been kind of amusing to me.
Shes never really seen most of my work.
Are your male fans very shy when they come up to you at conventions?
But I also had a very strong effect on young girls, so it was a nice balance.
Ive had a woman tell me that, and I was dumbfounded, I got chills!
Policewomen too…how nice.
How cool, and what an effortless way to influence a whole generation.
Goodness, its about time.
That was my back story.
Was the chemistry between you and Gil a deal-breaker?
Who was actually onboard first?
Oh Gil was definitely onboard first!
With the influence of film on people, you never know how its going to affect someone.
So it was a chilling moment.
I was so tired!
And I think it was a happy accident.
You never know what circumstances are right leading up to a fortuitous event.
I was so tired and I couldnt care less about this screen test.
I had no anxiety.
All the other young girls were practising their lines and wanting the part.
when I did the screen test they asked me to wear white Levis and a white top.The flight-costume.
They wanted it very form-fitting and tight.
Thats all I knew.
I was thinking that was quite ahem!
[laughs]
Olivia Newton-John had to be sewn into her spandex forGrease.
Was it that bad for you?
Mine was like wearing a girdle from head to toe.
It was very uncomfortable.
and I went God, no!
yo, get rid of them.
Of course I found out that later on they brought in a lot of money at an auction.
Oh yes, and the moment I knew I would be an actress.
Suddenly it was my cue and I had to go on stage.
I got their attention!.
They were enrapt, and I thought This is powerful, I like this!
So its a double-edged sword.
I didnt want to be a model.
I didnt get the job, because the wanted an older-woman model kind of thing.
Its been a long time!
Oh, a huge and very loyal fan base.
Oh God, theyve been trying for so long.
Such a pity [laughs]!
I dont think its going to happen weve all gone on.
They are just die hard fans though, and lovely people.
That was actually one of my favourite characters.
He did them in an afternoon, just whipped them up and threw them out in the background.
How I got the job was interesting.
I wanted to focus the character based on a vision of a very famous artist called Georgia OKeefe.
I said OKeefe?.
One word and we knew we were on the same page.
Ive read about your practice of Tai Chi and Qui Gung.
You look absolutely wonderful
Thank you!
is it down to your practice of these martial arts?
I hope so that was sort of the intent!
A lot of people rely on pills to solve their problems and Im not that kind of person.
Im very much a naturalist; dont like any chemicals in my body at all.
I became fascinated with oriental medicine in the early 70s, shortly after Nixon returned from China.
I thought Wow, thats quite a testimony.
you might read John Moores love letter to Erin Grayhere…
