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When I Was A Kid, I Attended A Small Catholic School In A South Suburb Of Chicago.

I Had The Experience Last Year Of Directing My First Feature While I Had A 1-year-old Son And While I Was Also Pregnant, So I Am Now Well Aware Of The Difficulties Women Who Are Rearing Children Face When They're Also Trying To Make Headway In Mainstream Of Film.

I've Been Told That I'm Incompetent, Socially Retarded, Maladjusted. I Still Know That I Couldn't Function In Reality. Los Angeles Is A Good Place For Me.

For Me, Stripping Was An Unusual Kind Of Escape. I Had Nothing To Escape But Privilege, But I Claimed Asylum Anyway. At Twenty-four, It Was My Last Chance To Reject Something And Become Nothing. I Wanted To Terrify Myself. Mission Accomplished.

Fact: The New '90210' Is Cooler Than The Old '90210.' It's The Lithe, Streamlined Skipper To The Elder Series' Venerable Barbie. Gone Are The Traditional Parents - They've Been Replaced By A Hipster Mom N' Pop Who Get Busted Necking In The Car.