Susan Sarandon has an excellent new interview in The Daily Beast this week. She tells so many interesting stories and there are so many interesting quotes, it’s sort of difficult to cull the best parts, so go here to read the full thing. Keep in mind – she’s 67 years old and she does shrooms at Burning Man and she had an affair with David Bowie once upon a time. She’s pretty badass. Some highlights:

She went to Burning Man last year but couldn’t go this year: “It’s fabulous. I can’t go this year because my daughter’s having a baby around that time, so I don’t think I’d feel very free to indulge if I was waiting for a message to see if she’s gone into labor. I went all around on a Segway and a bicycle, which was great…Despite the fact that there was more of a police presence there, it was a lot of fun and I’d definitely go back.”

Whether she takes psychedelics: “I’m not new to the idea of mushrooms. I don’t really like chemical things, really. Timothy Leary was a friend of mine, so that acid was nice and pure, but I’m not really looking for chemicals, and I don’t like to feel speedy. But I’ve done Ayahuasca and I’ve done mushrooms and things like that. But I like those drugs in the outdoors—I’m not a city-tripper. My attitude about marijuana or anything is, ‘Don’t be stoned if you have to pretend you’re not,’ so I’d never do drugs if I was taking care of my kids.”

Whether she would approve of an older man wooing a teenage daughter: “I wouldn’t want my 15-year-old daughter having sex! But for some reason, age difference is more accepted in cultures when the man is older and the woman is younger.”

On May-December romance in films, like Emma Stone & Colin Firth in Woody Allen’s new film: “You know, films are great when they reframe reality and cause conversations and dialogue. I’m much more bothered by violence in film—especially violence that’s connected in some way to be sexy. For me, that’s always been more problematic when I was guiding what my kids were looking at. And again, it has to do with the people. Emma Stone is very together, very centered. I have issues with Woody Allen… but that’s another story. But that’s always been accepted in films, that guys are with younger women.

Her Woody issues: “I think he really tore that family apart in a way that was horrible, and hasn’t really dealt with the aftermath. He’s always had a reputation for being with younger girls—I mean younger girls. And also, that young woman [Soon-Yi] was very vulnerable, and I think it was very hard for the siblings, and certainly for Mia. You just don’t go there. You don’t go there.”

High profile affairs: “I got married really young, which knocked out most of my 20s to be f–king around. There have been a couple of famous, pretty interesting ones. One rock star, and another actor. But I’m pretty much a nester and tend to be monogamous. [She’s asked about the rock star.] Bowie….Yeah. He’s worth idolizing. He’s extraordinary. That was a really interesting period… But Bowie’s just a really interesting person, and so bright. He’s a talent, and a painter, and… he’s great.

On Brad Pitt: “I love him. He’s a kind, thoughtful guy. Everyone thought, ‘Wow, he’s really cute,’ on set… I remember him being really cute, funny, and professional. When I saw an early cut and saw the scenes at the police station where he’s teasing, which he added, I thought, ‘This guy is something special.’ When he added that, I thought, ‘This guy is a character actor hidden in this gorgeous body.’”

[From The Daily Beast]

She also talks about her dog’s Twitter, her support of Bill de Blasio, community policing and how Thelma & Louise could have ended up “just a little, tiny movie that was very mumblecore.” Susan is cooler than me. I think it’s safe to say she’s cooler than most of us. She banged David Bowie, for goodness sake.

As for the Woody Allen thing… I think her words speak for themselves. I will say that her complaint about Woody doesn’t seem very current? Or maybe I just need to parse more.

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