I remember the very first night I moved into New York, when I moved into 321 West 21st Street, along with my new roommate, and Sid Vicious had allegedly killed Nancy Spungen at the Chelsea Hotel. So there were cop cars all over the place. I was part of the crowd in front and Spungen was being brought out in the body bag. Oh, it was awful. It was terrifying and exciting. I was like, Oh my God, things happen in this town.
I came to New York to act. I was supposed to go to law school, then I deferred for a year. And then one year turned into two, into three, into 40. I was a young actor and I was hoping to get a part in a play. Any part. Just please, somebody hire me. I couldn't even get a job at a restaurant.
So as I'm trailing, I said, 'Excuse me, Mr. Benchley, I just wanted to let you know my dad is Sam Kind.' And he goes, 'What are you doing here?' And I go, 'Well, I'm a young actor and now I'm working here just trying to make money.' He goes, 'Oh, okay.' And then I walked away, and the maître d' goes, 'You do not talk to the customers.' I told her he's not a customer, he's a friend.
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