I've met a lot of famous people. I'm lucky enough to have been able to be Elvira. I would probably have to say the most famous is probably Elvis Presley, though. I spent an evening, a night, and part of the next day with him.
Cassandra PetersonIt's weird. I guess I got so used to [g-strings] when I was really young that I just couldn't stand it anymore.
Cassandra PetersonPeople always say, 'Who is your audience?' and I could never put a finger on it - and I wouldn't want to put a finger on it.
Cassandra PetersonIt's in the public domain. That's one of the reasons I do it so much. But luckily, it's a brilliant film [ Night Of The Living Dead]. Every horror aficionado must see that film at least once.
Cassandra PetersonPeople think being Elvira is a lot of fun - and it is - but I was doing a lot more bizarre stuff before then, just being a dancer and a showgirl and traveling around Italy in a band and working for Playboy Club, and later being a model and meeting a million and one people and being kind of a groupie... It's all been really interesting.
Cassandra Peterson