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Chad Interviewed by Stew

Who would you rather have as your boss at a McDonalds: George W or John Kerry?

I was going to say George Dubbya, but I think John would actually make changes I might enjoy. Thinking again: I've not eaten at McDonald's since '99, so I don't even want to imagine wanting to work around all that "meat."

What sex would you like to be reincarnated as?

I've been all sexes, so whatever is best for me to learn from next time around.

You are discussing the music of Prince with Buddha, Jesus and Mohamed. Which of them turns out to be the biggest Prince fan and why?

Jesus, Jesus, that name is so familiar...

Why are you an actor/musician?

I love food. Really and truly. And craft services can be AMAZING. Truly: I think it's fun. It's a lot of fun for me. The idea of illuminating different aspects of the human experience to allow people to see themselves and others in a way they've never seen themselves before is thrilling. Or to remind them of things they already knew, but have forgotten along the way. It's also an excuse for me to keep my status as nerd and keep learning.

You wake up severely hungover in las vegas hotel room with no memory of the previous night to find yourself clutching a whip and situated in bed between a snoring clarence thomas (wearing nothing but a white leather mini skirt and fishnets) and condoleeza rice in a catwoman suit. What are the first words out of your mouth?

Is Condy awake? If not my first words are: "Are you kidding me? This is ridiculous! Oh man, I gotta take a picture of this." I then set up a timer on a camera. I place the camera on a dresser and proceed to take pictures of them and me making ridiculous faces indicating "I don't know what happened" or "it wasn't me" or "Oh no, not again. What silly situations I get myself into."

If Condy is awake, I say "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no."

You are running for president in 2008. What is your campaign slogan?

Let's make magic right now. No, not that kind of magic! Well maybe...

What, if anything, do you have in common with Youth?

My mom loves me. I'm still messin' around with that guitar.

If you could feel in everyday life the way you do when you're acting/making music would you still act/make music? And why?

I do/would. It's not about the things you're doing or have, right? I think it's about how you're being.

La Liz was fond of having her favorite chili sent from a Beverly Hills restaurant to wherever she happened to be working in the world. If you had it like that, (and who says you don't?) what transnational or transcontinental craving would you have satisfied during PS's run?

That's right...I got it like that, and I want double chocolate vegan cookies from the Alternative Baking Company.

What did you like most about being in Berkeley?

Cafe Gratitude is amazing and I made a friend!

It is the future and the borough of Queens has been given over exclusively to women. Men, while not allowed to live or work there, are allowed 24 hour visitor passports as well as weekend passes - but at a very high cost. To the women: do you think you'd wanna live there? To the men: how often do you think you'd visit?

Never. No offense ladies, but, oh wait, what would Queens look and feel like then? I mean, can women leave Queens? Didn't we already say I got it like that? Oh, so I'd go whenever I pleased, thank you very much.

While browsing thru the Schomburg library you happen upon an undiscovered letter in which Frederick Douglas outs himself as a huge leather queen. According to the letter, he and Honest Abe spent a memorable weekend once in a cozy log cabin. Do you go public with this finding?

Hmmm. I've often thought of this one. You know, I still haven't come up with the right answer. One time though? I think we've all done a lot of things one time that we may not want people to know. I never tell people about my love of "Swan's Crossing." Ooops.

Why is it when you ask artists what they would do if they couldn't do art they usually say "teach"?

If artists can't do art they usually say "teach"? Cuz they're not thinking outside of the box. If I chose not to be an artist, I would just travel the world with my friends and be "Jubilados" (a professional 'retiree'). I think I sort of am when I'm not acting. How is 'retiree' a profession, you ask? I'll find a way...and stop asking me so many questions!

Which character in Passing Strange would you like to sit next to on a long plane ride? Which would you not like to sit next to? And why.

I would definitely sit next to Christoph. I think we'd have a lot to talk about. I often say I want to be him when I grow up. I'm not sitting next to the Border Guard. Chill out, dude!

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