Only a tiny sliver of that conversation has ever seen the light of day.

CLARK COLLIS: TheKill Billpremiere took place last night.

How did that go?

DAVID CARRADINE:Just great.

I think everybody loved it.

Its quite an extreme experience.

Did anyone throw up?

But she also loved it.

So even

when they get sick they like it.

And thats Tarantino, isnt it?

Youve worked with some great directors.

Where would you rank Mr. Tarantino?

Well, at this moment, at the very top.

His movies are the absolute

cutting edge.

WithPulp Fiction, it seems to me, he redefined

everything that we think about movies and directors.

And he managed to

do it again with this picture.

How did you get along with yourKill Billcostar Michael Madsen?

In many ways you two seem cut from the same cloth.

In a lot of ways actually.

Oh, we fell in love.

Michael is a rough and

tough guy.

Probably rougher and tougher than I am.

And thats saying a

lot.

Yeah, we just absolutely fell in love, thats all

there is to it.

Hes definitely going to be a very close friend of mine

for the rest of my life.

I wish Id met him earlier.

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You had an extensive physical training period before filming began?

Three months, yeah.

But you were already proficient in various forms of marital arts?

Im proficient in just about any one of these things.

Samurai

swords I had not had any particular experience with.

But I was a

fencer.

I did Shakespearean plays.

You have to be a fencer.

Id

never done wire work, and that was a lot of fun.

I

probably have scars on my back that wont go away, because it bites.

But, you know, youre flying through the air swinging a samurai sword.

Youre willing to put up with a lot to do that.

Your 1995 autobiographyEndless Highwayis a hugely entertaining read.

What is the appeal of the

Carradine nether regions to the animal kingdom?

Fortunately, it was just a gesture on the dogs part.

He wasnt really

trying to bite it off, he was just trying to show me whos boss.

And then you punched him?

There just seems to be a bit of a theme with animals and your unmentionables.

Well, twice in 66 years….

I was going to ask about that.

You shot yourself in the groin?

Yeah, I shot myself.

Butanothertime when I was standing on top of a

movie explosion and it went off.

It hurtfor a while.

Youve made over 100 movies.

Whats the weirdest film youve ever been involved in?

Probably the weirdest was a movie that was calledNatural Selection.

[The film was actually calledThe Monster Hunter.]

I play a detective who is famous for tracking down serial killers.

Its probably the most bizarre performance Ive ever

given.Unlessyou want to talk aboutSonny Boy.

That was a movie in which you acted in drag.

…although hes still not sure whether youre playing a woman or a man.Thats the idea.

You cant figure it out.

And I probably

shouldnt tell.

Its a very strange movie.

Its the most amazing combination of

stuff.

Just really kinky and weird.

You originally learned how to fight in prison?

No, in reform school.

Ive never been in prison.

Ive

been in jail a lot.

But Ive never actually been sentenced to anything.

Why were you in reform school?

I was a truant.

But I ended up in a verysweetreform

school.

Its the place you go to if youve got a really kind judge.

Its literally there for rehabilitation.

Its not there to punish

people.

That was quite a trip.

Is it true that you taught Bob Dylan kung fu?

Yeah, well, briefly.

He didnt stick with it.

And I didnt actually

teach him.

Was he any good?

He was a natural.

But he turned to me and

he said, Is this kung fu?

And I said, Well, Bob, you have to get

through this to get to it.

Kung fu: Youve got to spend your whole life

at it before youre kung fu.

And I dont think he wanted to spend his

whole life at it.

But, yeah, he had potential thats for sure.

Hes a

boxer you know.

I did not know that.

Amateur, of course.

Are you pulling my leg?

No, Im not.

One of the most dramatic parts of your autobiography is when you sever

an artery while doing peyote.

Did you learn anything from that

experience.

Thats a good question.

I think I mention in the book how everything

changed from that moment on.

But I dont know if I was very volitional

about it.

Im not sure what Ive learned

from anything.

Youve had a lot of peaks and troughs in your career.

Do you still get excited by making movies?

Oh, every time.

Even some of these tiny little exploitation movies.

When Im making a movie I really am lost in it and the set

becomes home to me.

You once said in an old interview that your favorite past time was sex?

Well, isnt it everybodys?

People just dont say that.

You had an extensive physical training period before filming began?Three months, yeah.

But you were already proficient in various forms of marital arts?Oh yeah.

Im proficient in just about any one of these things.

Samuraiswords I had not had any particular experience with.

But I was afencer.

I did Shakespearean plays.

You have to be a fencer.

Idnever done wire work, and that was a lot of fun.

Your 1995 autobiographyEndless Highwayis a hugely entertaining read.

He wasnt reallytrying to bite it off, he was just trying to show me whos boss.

And then you punched him?Yeah.

I was going to ask about that.

You shot yourself in the groin?Yeah, I shot myself.

Butanothertime when I was standing on top of amovie explosion and it went off.

It hurtfor a while.

Youve made over 100 movies.

[The film was actually calledThe Monster Hunter.

]I play a detective who is famous for tracking down serial killers.

Like I say, its a comedy and theserial killer detective is a lot crazier than the serial killer.

Its probably the most bizarre performance Ive evergiven.Unlessyou want to talk aboutSonny Boy.

That was a movie in which you acted in drag.

…although hes still not sure whether youre playing a woman or a man.Thats the idea.

You cant figure it out.

And I probablyshouldnt tell.

Its a very strange movie.

Its the most amazing combination ofstuff.

Just really kinky and weird.

You originally learned how to fight in prison?No, in reform school.

Ive never been in prison.

Ivebeen in jail a lot.

But Ive never actually been sentenced to anything.

Why were you in reform school?I was a truant.

But I ended up in a verysweetreformschool.

Its the place you go to if youve got a really kind judge.

Its literally there for rehabilitation.

Its not there to punishpeople.

That was quite a trip.

Is it true that you taught Bob Dylan kung fu?Yeah, well, briefly.

He didnt stick with it.

And I didnt actuallyteach him.

Was he any good?He was a natural.

But he turned to me andhe said, Is this kung fu?

And I said, Well, Bob, you have to getthrough this to get to it.

Kung fu: Youve got to spend your whole lifeat it before youre kung fu.

And I dont think he wanted to spend hiswhole life at it.

But, yeah, he had potential thats for sure.

Hes aboxer you know.

I did not know that.Yeah.

Amateur, of course.

Are you pulling my leg?No, Im not.

One of the most dramatic parts of your autobiography is when you severan artery while doing peyote.

Did you learn anything from thatexperience.Thats a good question.

I think I mention in the book how everythingchanged from that moment on.

But I dont know if I was very volitionalabout it.

Im not sure what Ive learnedfrom anything.

Youve had a lot of peaks and troughs in your career.

Do you still get excited by making movies?Oh, every time.

Even some of these tiny little exploitation movies.

When Im making a movie I really am lost in it and the setbecomes home to me.

People just dont say that.