Yeah. So, was Uncle Julian, do you think that his memory loss, was that from the arsenic poisoning?
I believe it is, yes.
Yeah, I was watching it with my boyfriend and he said, he seems like he might have…
Dementia? Yeah, I mean, it’s possible the person would have had to have that anyhow, but it seems pretty apparent that something severely wrong is happening from the poison there.
I love how Uncle Julien has this kind of obsession that even when he forgets something that he goes right back to it. I really appreciate that. My grandfather had dementia and so it sort of reminded me of that…like when a really intelligent person gets dementia, the intelligence is still there.
Right. Yeah, Shirley Jackson really is a great writer.
From what I’ve gathered and you have kind of an affinity for antiques and, and stuff like that….
To a certain extent, some of what’s been written are incorrect. Years ago it was written that I have like an antique medical collection, which is not true.
That’s not true. Oh my God. I always assumed it was, I’m sorry.
That’s never been true. I have one case of eyes that I bought in the 1980s which is something that was made in the 1800’s, I bought it in London. That’s the only thing and it’s been turned into this idea that I collect all kinds of stuff. I know, I know some people that have genuine collections. I mean I have antiques but they’re not medical.
The reason I asked is because of the set and the design was just so incredible. I wondered if you were able to take anything from the set.
No, the place that we shot in was a private home and, no, I mean that would have been taking from them, although I’m sure they bought stuff in from there for the period. But no, generally, that stuff is rented to taking things from the set to usually doesn’t happen.
I guess the people that have told me that they have taken stuff from the set are different creatures, haha.
Yeah. I mean, if there really is something you want, you can work something out. But it’s actually been pretty rare that I’ve taken something from a set, there was a film I did in the 80s, a John Boorman film called Where The Heart Is and they had a canopy of a bed that was made out of silk saris. I purchased some materials from them. Oh. And I ended up making a bed similar at which I’ve replicated. I have a number of residences and I have one in Los Angeles and one in the Czech Republic, so I have a frame that I made out of copper, copper piping, a canopy with silk.
