Justin Kirk on Terry Gilliam, Weeds and Networking at the Playboy Mansion

Have you thought about what you want to do, project-wise, once Weeds ends?

I'll probably cry. And drink. No, the nice thing about Weeds is that it only shoots about three months a year so I do lots of stuff in my downtime in between. So by the time three months is up and we're all sort of sick of each other, it's the perfect time to leave. Nine months later it is great to see everyone again but there is a lot of time for other acting in there to keep me charged up.

My colleague is a big fan of yours and wanted me to ask why you don't do more films.

I do make lots of films. It's just that no one sees them. I've already done two since we wrapped Weeds: the Amy Heckerling movie and if you count Legends of Hallowdega. I have a couple films that are coming to a television near you any day now including Four Boxes, which we made for about a dollar. It is sort of a social satire wrapped in the guise of a genre thriller and we are really excited about it. There is another movie I like an awful lot called Against the Current with Elizabeth Reaser and Joseph Fiennes that just came out on DVD. I am staying busy. Tell your friend to get a job at a studio and give my agent a call.

What do you play in Vamps?

I play a sex-addicted Ukrainian vampire with great clothes, a lot of eye makeup and fangs.

Did you have to read for that?

I didn't. I guess Amy just knew I would be right for it.

That's flattering.

Truth be told, I met Amy Heckerling at the Playboy Mansion. Don't judge though! Don't judge! I was someone's plus one. I talked to her a little bit there. She liked Angels in America and we probably talked for fifteen minutes and then five years later, I got the script for Vamps, and I said, "Cool." I am just excited to be in the Amy Heckerling canon. Every time Fast Times comes on, I am just so blown away.

Do a lot of business deals go down at the Playboy Mansion?

Maybe they do. I haven't been there since so maybe I should return. It's all about networking, right?

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