Where should we go for theater? New York Theatre Workshop is very small, so it doesn't have to appeal to as many people as Broadway does. I've seen some really fantastic things there. I saw some great Caryl Churchill plays there. The Public Theater on Lafayette is bigger. It's where Shakespeare in the Park comes from. I've seen great things there too. I've done a lot of readings but never a play there. The Brooklyn Academy of Music is great. I did a play there with Cate Blanchett, and I've seen a bunch of stuff there. They've got a great movie theater, too, and there is always interesting stuff happening - short runs and a lot of international stuff. I also love Film Forum. It will be playing a couple of interesting movies every time you go. They have really good popcorn. They don't put salt on it, so you have to put it on yourself. It's so different to see a movie there than it is to go and see it at a big multiplex. It's not quite a revival house because they also play contemporary things, but they play very obscure contemporary things. It always feels pleasant, even if the movie isn't good. I saw La Dolce Vita there recently.

Tell me about your most memorable day in the city. Getting arrested at Saint John the Divine! It's across the street from the Hungarian Pastry Shop, and it's sort of known for its peacocks. You can see these beautiful peacocks walking around. I believe it's one of the biggest Gothic Revival cathedrals in North America. I once went in with a boyfriend and listened to people singing at mass. I'm half Jewish and grew up as a Jew, so I'm not used to being in churches. We listened to the choir, and we kind of hid in this corner. We were hiding in a dark nook. I think we might have climbed up some stairs. We went up there to listen to the music, and then we heard that they were closing and locking up the church. I was probably 19. We looked at each other and thought, Let's just stay. We didn't even know each other that well. We got a little braver as the hours went by and started to explore a little bit and accidentally set off an alarm or something. It was about 10 at night, and then two cops showed up and hassled us for a little while. They finally said, "All right, get out of here." They scared us appropriately - enough that I probably wouldn't wander in there at night by myself again.

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