Lin-Shaye

Oh, thank you!

The thing that appeals to me about horror movies is the thing that appeals to me about movies in general: being in a dark space (and this is especially seeing movies in the theater, which is why movies in the small screen oftentimes get lost in translation) with strangers, and you may be with someone you know, but you are in a room with all these people you don't know, and you are all experiencing this very personal experience, in a dark room on a big screen with intense sound... and it all feels very personal, like it's all for you, and yet you are in this anonymous space with strangers. There is something that can't replace that.

And horror films, in particular, can create such havoc inside of you that it's often great to be around other people, hahaha!

Oh wow, we were just talking about it! I don't know, I would think they would have to find something. There are so many opportunities for character development, especially in the scenes they come up with. They've already done all the Freak Show episodes since all the episodes are shot in one fell swoop. I don't really know! It would depend on the theme of the season. In this particular story, Kathy Bates is extraordinary as the bearded Lady, and those are the kind of roles I am attracted to. There's no other Kathy Bates! there is only the one, and she is just exceptional in everything she does. I would love to work with her, so maybe there would be something in a future series of theirs. Maybe she's got a long-lost something, somewhere, that would have a part for Lin Shaye in it! Because i think she's just great, all the actors in the show are great, they are all one of a kind actors. And all actors i would love to work with someday.

Oh, I'd probably be Bea Arthur, because she's the one with the mouth on her.

A Nightmare on Elm Street was a wonderful experience. I was working with Wes Craven, and I knew it was a fairly small role, and what some people may not know is that the film was produced by my brother's film company, which was New Line Cinema. And I came in as Bobby's little sister. And hit it off wonderfully with Wes, and the payoff for me is how successful the film was, and how many people remember my role in it. It was an early, wonderful experience in filmmaking for me.

Dumb and Dumber was... awesome! I started out, let's see, let me think for a second. I met the Farrellys when we did Kingpin, and that's a VERY Long story. I mean, Kingpin I was supposed to have an audition, they never called me in for it, I called the production offices and begged them for an audition, and they knew me a little bit, but it was not - they didn't thinK I was right for the role. And i came in dressed as Mrs. Dumars, and I guess blew them away, and got the job. And it was from Kingpin that then I had the opportunity to move onto Something About Mary, but actually Dumb And Dumber was FIRST! And... let me think for a second... also! because it was a New Line Cinema project. And I got set up for an audition, and didn't even know it had to do with my brother's company until I got the job. I am forever grateful for the opportunities that come your way - the clue is when opportunity knocks at your door, open the door and walk through! It's a good lesson, hahaha. Don't go "Oh, I don't know who called me and who are they and I don't know if I should do it..." people set up all these rules for not doing things sometimes. I say "always remove your own blockades when opportunity comes your way."

You are right about that! the makeup took 4 hours every day. There is a great anecdote which is that the scene where Puffy gets thrown out the window, I remember it was the scene with Cameron and I, and of course they did not throw the REAL dog out the window, they threw the FAKE dog out the window, and as the dog sails out the window, the shot was me and Cameron looking out the window and yelling "PUFFY!"

So I went to the window to look out - hahaha - this is a typical kind of practical joke that the Farrellys love to play - there was a big round naked butt STARING Us in the face! That belonged to Bobby Farrelly! And so that scream you hear from me and Cameron was looking at Bobby Farrelly's big naked butt starting at us from the fake window.

And that was the take they used.