Gonzo actor Dennis Hopper died Saturday, at the age of 74. I sat down with him for a post-mortem chat:
Me: Hi Mr. Hopper, and thank you for taking the time to meet with me.
DH: Oh, man, I’ve got nothing but time anymore.
Me: Okay, I can’t do this.
DH: Do what?
Me: Pretend like I care about interviewing you.
DH: What are you talking about?
Me: You’re not really on my radar.
DH: But I’m an icon!
Me: You’re the poster-boy for drug addiction and being obnoxious. You’re the bad guy from Speed, the “Sicilian nigger” guy from True Romance, and the guy who did the voiceover in that Gorillaz song. That’s it. Why should I waste my time interviewing you?
DH: Those are the only places that you know me from?
Me: I’ve never seen Easy Rider or Rebel Without a Cause. I saw Apocalypse Now when I was 19 and was bored out of my skull. I’ve never even seen Blue Velvet or Hoosiers. Shit, half the time I get you confused with Rutger Hauer. Is he still alive?
DH: Yeah, I think – Wait, I don’t fucking care! I’m the dead one, here. You’re supposed to be interviewing me!
Me: I know, I know. My heart’s just not into it.
DH: Did you know that I interviewed Kristen Stewart last year for “Interview” magazine?
Me: And I’m back in. Tell me all about her.
DH: Well, it was only a five minute conversation, but she was very nice and even talked to my seven-year old daughter on the phone.
Me: Is she as gorgeous in person as she looks on film? Does she always have that sexy little smirk? Does she smell like cinnamon and fairy dust, like I imagine she does?
DH: Dude, obsess much? She’s just a young actress with not much to show yet.
Me: That’s not true! She’s in the Twilight movies, which are sooo much better than any of the shit made in the 60s and 70s.
DH: You are fucking nuts, man.
Me: Have you ever watched the movies? Are you sad that you’re dead so you can’t see the new one in a month?
DH: I read the books.
Me: And?
DH: And what?
Me: You know.
DH: Team Edward.
Me: Are you stupid? Pop quiz, hotshot. You’ve got two men interested in you. One is a poncy cold fish with perpetual bedhead whose idea of protecting the person he allegedly loves is to run away, and the other is a warm, caring man with a huge heart who will do whatever it takes to protect the woman he loves. Who do you choose? Who do you choose?
DH: I am outta here.
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My Grandmother
Roy Scheider
Zelda Rubinstein and J.D. Salinger
Brittany Murphy
Oral Roberts
John Lennon
Ken Ober
Henry Gibson
Patrick Swayze
Ted Kennedy
John Hughes
Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett
Walter Cronkite
Billy Mays
Ed McMahon
Stephen Hawking
Robert Novak
Caylee Anthony
David Carradine
Martin Luther King, Jr.
My Interview With Elizabeth Taylor
My Interview with John Lennon
Twitter: Amanda234
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I’m pretty sure Kristen Stewart does not smell good. At best, she smells like pot and doritos.
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Twitter: alotofnothing
, May 31st, 2010: 9:37 AM
@Amanda, what about that combination is “not good”?
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Twitter: VerdantDude
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Eh…I can take him or leave him. Except for one magical moment in Blue Velvet.
“Heineken? Fuck that shit! Pabst Blue Ribbon!”
Brings a tear to my eye just thinking about it.
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Twitter: Zakary
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He seemed like a dick, but Easy Rider is a pretty good film.
My twenties can be summed up in two words: Pot and Doritos.
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Always pick the one who looks good in bed head!!
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this one seemed a little forced, i think.
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This is one of the reasons I love you. Also? If I weren’t a lesbian … never mind. I still wouldn’t sleep with you – how can you be Team Jacob?
Pot and Doritos. Man, that brings back memories …
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Twitter: LeSombre
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Do you think some celebrities don’t want to die because they’re afraid you’ll interview them?
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Twitter: alotofnothing
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Best dead interview yet.
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I would have asked if Kristen enjoys always looking pissed off.
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Twitter: leeleykeel
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True Romance is another of my top 5 movies. that’s all.
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Twitter: themuskrat
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Now I’m certain of your gaydom.
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Team Jacob, definitely.
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Rutger Hauer!
Ahhh, so THAT’S why this guy looks familiar.
I’ve never seen Easy Rider, Rebel Without a Cause, Apocalypse Now, Blue Velvet or Hoosiers.
Poor Dennis.
Please pass the Doritos.
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Easy Rider….now you’re talking about MY generation.
Pot and Doritos. Sounds like my senior year of high school.
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Your vagina is showing. Again.
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Huh. I must live in a weird sort of vacuum, I had no idea that Dennis Hopper was in Rebel Without A Cause, and I have seen that movie a ridiculous amount of times.
And honestly? I swooned a bit to find out you were team Jacob
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Didn’t know he passed. Huh. Oh, I have to say that most people who are Team Jacob usually haven’t read the entire series. It gets a little creepy in the last book… I can see how maybe extreme Mormonism perhaps influenced a certain idea in there…
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Today I learned Rue McLanahan died.
I’m slightly disturbed by the fact that one of my first thoughts was “Now she gets to be interviewed by Avitable!”
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