Before I was famous, when I was just working in Gilbert's Lodge, everything was moving in slow motion.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I move slowly, and I used to move fast. I miss that.
I was a waitress for six years in New York. I actually got fascinated to see how fast and how good a waitress I could be. I was doing it, so I tried to do it as well as I could.
I had a role in 'Crossroads' when I was about 21, and then I went on to perform in 'Small Change' and then 'Piaf' in the Donmar Warehouse, London, and it was when I was there that some casting directors spotted me.
My first film as an actor was 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High,' a glorious experience that spoiled me for future films.
When I was a dancer, I was acting.
I worked as a carpenter for a few years. I began writing. I wrote a book about my time in Africa - that came out in 1988 - called 'The Village of Waiting.'
I had met a young lady who wanted to be in the theater. It was Judy Holliday. She had somehow fallen down the steps of the Village Vanguard, which still exists today.
I became a dancer late and an actor late.
My theater is slow and calm, yet my life is fast and hectic, going in all directions.
I became famous almost before I had a craft.