CS: I like girl groups, like the Shangri-Las.  

Q: What are you into listening to now?

CS: I don’t know.  I still listen to a lot of stuff that I listened to when I was younger.  Actually, this box set just came out on Rhino called ‘Rockin’ Bones’ that’s all 1950's punk and rockabilly.  It’s a great box set.  I listen to a lot of Johnny Thunders.  It goes from Morrissey to The Misfits. 

Q: Did Fincher play music to get you into the mood on the set, or no?

CS: No.  I think that would be distracting.  But, he watched back every single take.  He had two plasma screen monitors and he would watch back every take.  And, Jake would watch them too.  I’d be in a corner, [covering my face].  I don’t like to hear my voice.

Q: You don’t like watching yourself at all?

CS: No because then I become really too self-conscious, the next time I do it. 

Q: Can you watch your movies later?

CS: Later, yeah.  I didn’t watch the TV show.  I thought the lighting was terrible. [Laughs] I watched one episode -- the episode they made us do commentary on -- but that was it. 

Q: What was it like to look at it and then talk about the show?

CS: Luckily, I was with the other girls, so we were just gossiping and girly.  We just goofed and praised everybody else, or each other.

Q: Are you already thinking about what you’re going to do after ‘Big Love’?

CS: I’m looking around, reading things and trying to find the right project.  Last hiatus, I did three pictures.  I did ‘Zodiac,’ ‘Lying’ -- that went to Cannes -- and a remake of De Palma’s ‘Sisters.’  It’s going to be at South by Southwest in a couple weeks.  It was too much.  I was so drained by the end.  So, I’d like to find one great thing, but who knows if it will come.  I mean, come on, how many great movies are out there, and how many am I going to get a part in? [Laughs]

Q: Is there a project that you would like to see made into a film?

CS: I was talking to these guys, years ago, about playing Alla Nazimova.  She was a Russian actress that came to America, and she played ‘Salome’ when she was 50, or something.  She was the first woman to write, direct and produce a movie in Hollywood.  That was back in the 20's.  She did silent films.  You know where Sunset 5 is?  She had a house there and all these little bungalows, and it was called the Garden of Alla.  She had a pool shaped like the Black Sea and all these panthers in the garden.  She was very eccentric.  I love stories of immigrants.  Or, maybe I’d do something turn-of-the-century in New York City, like playing Hester Street -- playing a Polish immigrant.  I love the stories of people coming to America because I still love this country and I believe it’s great, and I think it’s great to show the positive aspects of it.  Certain things aren’t so great.

Q: What’s the remake of ‘Sisters’ called?

CS: It’s called ‘Sisters,’ and Ed Pressman, the original producer, produced it.  And, we have the same soundtrack, but it’s kind of revamped a little bit. 

Q: Are you going to South by Southwest?

CS: We’re still shooting ‘Big Love,’ so I can’t go to that. 

Q: What designer are you wearing?

CS: Chloe. The designer Chloe.

Q: Who is your favorite designer of clothing?

CS: I don’t buy anything new.  I only buy vintage. 

Q: You’ve done so many independent films.  Is that something that you like, compared to the bigger movies?

CS: I haven’t had enough experiences on bigger movies and I felt like, with Fincher, it was almost like an independent because he had so much control of it, or at least it seemed like he did.  [Laughs] I think he did.  I’ll do both, I’m sure.  We made ‘Lying’ for about $100,000 and I have to say, I don’t ever want to make a movie for that little money again.  It’s just too taxing.  We would have one holding room for all the girls.  There was no catering.  There was no money for anything and no time to do anything.  That’s ridiculous. [Laughs] So, I don’t know if I have the patience for that low a budget again.  Maybe $10 million or under.  I don’t know if I want to do any more $1 million films, like ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ or ‘Kids.’ 

Q: You said you were too disturbed to finish the book, but you liked the ‘Zodiac’ script.  What was the draw?  Why did you sign up?

CS: Fincher.  For me, throughout my career, I’ve worked with Lars von Trier, Woody Allen, Jim Jarmusch -- we made a short film together.  I haven’t necessarily always liked the parts.  It’s been more about the opportunity to work with them and be in one of their pictures.  So, I like David Fincher.  Like in ‘American Psycho,’ my character shows more of the human side, and I felt like Melanie brought a bit of that to ‘Zodiac’ too and I liked that.