Falling down a mine shaft in New Mexico while filming.
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Falling down a mine shaft in New Mexico while filming.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 December 2018 source ↗
Making Apocalypse Now. I had a close call with a heart ailment due to anxiety, fear and physical abuse: I was not taking care of myself.
Right after 9/11, Kenny and I went to perform for the troops in Pakistan and Uzbekistan. As we were flying in, an electronic voice went off: “Warning: missile launch! Warning: missile launch!” The Taliban had fired a rocket at us. I was waiting to see the back of the plane blow up, but it didn’t and we landed.
Modelling in South Korea, aged 19. After a party, I flopped into bed, lit a big candle and balanced it on top of a massive box of matches. I created my own firework display when the candle burnt down and set fire to it. It made the biggest noise ever which, luckily, woke me from my slightly boozy slumber.
My parents died within four days of each other. I was engulfed as I ran from one bedside to another.
A mortician – I worked in a funeral home when I was 14.
A warm blanket.
The trans community because I didn’t use the correct words, but I’ve learned from my mistake.
Waking people up.
I wouldn’t have taken that meeting [with Weinstein in 1997].
When I was 15, I conned my way into an office job at a company that represented makers of breast implants. The manager had a wart on the end of her tongue that she’d push against her teeth, making a very specific sound.
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