Watts said "the chips were down" and she was "desperate" for work after "10 years into flunking auditions" in Hollywood ...

The actress talks about the Los Angeles area blazes, as well as her childhood and her new book on menopause.

With such hallucinogenic masterworks as 'Eraserhead,' 'Blue Velvet,' 'Mulholland Drive,' 'Twin Peaks' and 'The Elephant Man,' ...