Kelly McGillis on Coming Out, Shame, Religion, and Vampires

By Michael Musto Wed., Apr. 20 2011 at 12:00 PM

Click here for my Q&A with Kelly McGillis, who soared to stardom in '80s blockbusters like Witness, Top Gun, and The Accused, and who now turns up in a stark, apocalyptic vampire film called Stake Land.

Kelly graciously didn't drive a stake through my heart, even though I kept pestering her with questions about her sexuality, her religion, and her career (though she did boldly call my life "pathetic" at one point, LOL).

Read this fascinating glimpse into a survivor. She's earned the right to be a little skittish.

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latenitebump

so, she licks the clit. and?the whole interview surrounded her sexuality not her achievements.it´s something sandra bernhard said about her being lesbian. how she wanted to be perceived as lesbian as opposed to how the world wanted to look at her. not all gays and lesbians are anit-god. just as you have the log cabin republicans.

Jodie Foster

she really got fugly lookin.

Jonster

MM: Did Hollywood squeeze you out or did you walk away?

KM: That's a weird thing to say because it's a little combative.

You should have followed that one up with "Is the rumor true that Jody Foster caught you with Whitney Houston and went all Top Gun on your ass?"

Musto

I actually DID say that. That's the part where I say "What did you do when rumors cropped up?" But I don't think she heard me allude to Jodie and Whitney--it was a very strange interview, with some miscommunications back and forth--so in the interview, I just kept it general.

I also thought it weird that she found that question combative since she had just said she hadn't done a Hollywood film in ages.

Musto

I mean I actually said to her "What did you do when the Jodie/Whitney rumors cropped up?" but she answered as if she hadn't heard the names, so I printed it as a more general query.

Jonster

All in all, an excellent interview. I bet her Facebook status reads: "It's complicated." (smile)

Jodie Foster

Don't forget: my wonderful, kind-hearted, talented great friend, Mel Gibson, has a new movie coming out soon, that I directed. Be sure to get tickets to see it.