Sometimes I go to movies, and it's just a bombardment, and I'm not entertained by them - I'm assaulted by them! And I know I sound like such a drama queen, but I find that really strange.
It's always the girl comedy and the guy comedy. It bums me out. You'd think there'd be a progression, from James L. Brooks and Nora Ephron into more subtle humor and behavior and psychology. All these interesting things people can learn about themselves by watching talented writers comment intelligently on someone else's emotional life.
I make a lot of soups, and I love stews. My mother's a big foodie. She went to culinary school in New Orleans and has an oyster-artichoke soup recipe that has no cream in it but it tastes so creamy.
With 'Dazed and Confused,' I got the high school experience I didn't get to have.
I wouldn't say I was a queen. Maybe a little elf.
I like finding things in locations where I've worked and things from down South and things from flea markets or even the sidewalks.
I've seen deer. I have lots of woodchucks on my property. And bluebirds. Foxes.
The sound of a golf game is very different than the sound of a football game.
It hasn't really made it easier getting film work. It's not like I can call up a studio or a producer and say - insert haughty voice here - 'It's Parker. I guess you might know me as the indie queen. I'm wondering if you have any projects for me to be in.'
Being an indie queen, people think I have all these choices. Like I've just been sitting around waiting for the best indie film that I deem acceptable.
Imagine if every airport would blast Brian Eno. I bet going through security wouldn't be as difficult. I can't imagine someone being aggressive with me with Brian Eno music pumping through the terminals at LAX.
My dad recently reminded me that my grandfather's cousin was Lefty Frizzell.
I learned how to play mandolin for 'A Mighty Wind!'
The culture is eating nature; it's overpowering storytelling. Movies are turning into games - it's abut the image, not nuance.
My first lead role was probably 'Party Girl' in 1994.
I think to do a proper independent movie, in my experience, it takes 22 or 23 days to shoot. That was 'Party Girl' or 'House of Yes.' But now with the digital camera, the budgets have gotten smaller, and the days have gotten shorter.
We shot 'Party Girl' on film, and I remember being told, 'We need to get this in two takes because we don't have a lot of film in the mag right now!'
What's the difference between a personality disorder and a personality? You know? That's what I wanna know!
I like to support local record stores.
It was just such a demeaning thing to do, being in silent movies. They'd call you up and tell you, 'Hey, jump off this building!' and they'd give you a hundred bucks, and you'd do it.
