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I’ve gotta say, I had no idea there were some of the fetishes out there like people attracted to vomiting! You know what? Neither did I. (laughs) And it’s funny doing a film like this because you realize there are a lot more people interested in that than you thought there were. On the whole, people have been very appreciative. There haven’t been as many fetish-oriented things coming down the line as I thought there might be. People have been responding to the artfulness of the film and the metaphors that lie within the whole piece. That, in itself, has been a bit of a surprise because it’s not a run-of-the-mill everyday film. The film challenges the viewer in many ways. There is a lot to the story that you have to piece together. It’s part of the storytelling that Saul (Pincus) has chosen to use here. ConsidMay 2015 ering that a lot of the film is silent in its own way, he’s inviting people into the lives of these characters and into the world of the film. So, perhaps you have to work for it. You have to place yourself in that world and go for the ride. If you’re not willing to do that, I don’t think you’re going to enjoy the film at all and you’ll miss a lot of the beautiful things about it. Your character has to be attracted to Armen during several rather disgusting scenes including him ravaging through a ton of food. How difficult were those scenes for you? Knickoy Robinson did such an amazing job portraying that. I think in those moments, the actor part of myself is recognizing that you’re working with this person who is truly going the distance and is committed to the process. Cindy is such a strange character; if you don’t commit Table Of Contents 15