Gringo: What was your very first movie role, and was it a good or bad experience?

Carrie: Shampoo - it was fine, though I didn't really have anything else to compare it to at the time, being my first film.

Gringo: Are you tired of people asking you about the Star Wars trilogy?

Carrie: Depends on my mood and the question - but it never bothers me if the question is coming from a child.

Gringo: How did you role in The Blues Brothers come about? Did you enjoy your character's many attempts to kill off Jake and Elwood?

Carrie: At the time, I was engaged to Danny and really good friends with John, so that's how it came about. I enjoyed that role, but it was mostly night shoots, and those guys were rarely there while I was doing my scenes, so it didn't really feel like I was "killing off" anyone.

Gringo: You've done a few non-credited roles (such as the therapist in Austin Powers). Is this something you choose, or is it limited by screen time?

Carrie: Or is something that just falls to me from the sky? I think that's more like it...

Gringo: The trusty Internet says you played "woman kissing on the bridge" in Hook. Is that true? If so, how did that particular job come about?

Carrie: I was doing a rewrite of the script and happened to be on set. That, and George and I just love to make out, hence my role in the film.

Gringo: Did you enjoy your time on the set of Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back? What did you think of the finished film?

Carrie: Kevin Smith is a very challenging conversationalist and Jay has many great stories. I really only post things about Kevin on his website, ViewAskew.com, so I'll have to refrain from saying too much here.

Gringo: Which do you prefer; writing or acting, and why?

Carrie: Writing because the hours are better and I can do it from home. But acting does have per diem...

Gringo: What do you remember of filming on Graham Norton's chat show in the UK?

Carrie: That it was fantastic.

Gringo: You said on that show you use the Internet a lot - what are some of the sites you regularly visit?

Carrie: Again, Kevin Smith's website. And any Star Trek chat room I can find. The over-60 singles chat room, specializing in gardening.

Gringo: What sort of response do you get from your website?

Carrie: I get a lot of questions about medication. And I get more of a response when I post nude photos of myself. Unfortunately, time does not allow me to be as active in that website as I should be.

Gringo: What's the hardest part about the job you do?

Carrie: Writing? Solitude, deadlines and the general feeling of overload.

Gringo: And the easiest?

Carrie: My schedule.

Gringo: What's up next for you?

Carrie: Well, I have a novel coming out in the spring, titled, The Best Awful There Is. I recently did a few small acting roles - one in Charlie's Angels II, and another opposite Val Kilmer in a film called Wonderland. I host a talk show on the Oxygen network called Conversations From The Edge.

I'm as active as I can be in helping to educate people on manic depression, so I have a few speaking engagements coming up as well. There are a few scripts I have in the works also, including a book adaptation for Jerry Bruckheimer Films, called Shopoholic.