The first things I did when I got out of school in '65 was to buy a pair of Levis and pierce my ears.

It was there that, through a mutual friend, I met John Waters - proving what I've always said: you meet the best people on field trips.

I met John when I was 18 and I was in my first John Waters film when I was 19.

The point is, when you have a chance to have a big adventure, especially if, like in your case, it doesn't hurt anyone, it's just plain foolish not to take it.

Restless, and in desperate need of adventure, I quit my job at an insurance company to travel west with a couple of guys I smoked pot with, scandalizing my family.

If there's a heaven, I would probably go. I've actually a very nice person.

The first things I did when I got out of school in '65 was to buy a pair of Levis and pierce my ears.