Molly Ringwald

Originally I considered myself a singer. I used to sing with my father's jazz band and then when I was ten years old a musician friend of his suggested that I try out for the first west coast production of Annie. I auditioned and I got a part in the chorus. It was my first professional job. Before that, I had been doing a lot of community theater as an extra curricular activity. After Annie I auditioned for a show that would become The Facts of Life, got an agent and landed my first movie at age 13. When I was 15 I met John Hughes and the rest is history.

I have a jazz album coming out next spring.

Every time I am back in Sacramento I bring my kids to see the Theater and the bullet that is embedded in the old bar.

I'm in negotiations with a label right now. I would love to tell you who it is. If I was doing this AMA next week I probably could. The musicians are amazing. I sing on Peter Smith's album. (He is my pianist and music director.) You can get his album "Here It Comes" on iTunes and I sing a couple tracks on it. Shout out to the musicians: Clayton Cameron on drums, Trevor Ware on Bass, Allen Mazquida on Sax.

Not sure about the story, but I think it happened some time during the Gold Rush era. If you hear the story please let me know!

At one point, six years ago, I was considering participating in a sequel to Sixteen Candles. But John Hughes didn't want to have sequels to any of the movies I was in and I didn't feel comfortable doing it without his involvement.

I don't remember much about it, but the script eventually became Avatar.

I have been lurking reddit for a while and I honestly find the community more interesting than other social media sites. Since there seemed to be an interest I thought it would be something I'd like to do.

• Last time I saw Jon was at a photoshoot we did for Entertainment Weekly. He was great as always.
• I didn't pick the song but it was fun to sing. I wasn't singing it sarcastically. The creator Brenda Hampton thought it would be fun.
• Steve is hilarious. We've only been in one scene together. I unfortunately don't know much about him besides being in the best show that's every been on television: The Sopranos.
• Great question. When I figure out the answer I'll do another AMA.

I'm proud that you've had the courage to come forth and admit that you're totally whipped. ;-)

• My favorite movie? Hard to pick just one. Nights of Cabiria is at the top. It's the movie that I showed my husband during our courtship. (He showed me Drunken Master 2.)
• I was already making movies by then and I can't say I felt very motivated. All I could think about was being on set. It's one of the reasons I won't let my daughter act professionally until she's older, should she want to choose that path.

I love My Little Pony! Do you play the Secret Life drinking game? You have to take a shot every time you hear the word "sex." Someone was telling me about it the other day.

First of all, I am Team James Spader. Regarding lipstick, it's all movie magic. There is a story behind that: John Hughes wrote it but never actually thought about me having to do it. He kept putting it off until the end of filming that long scene. I kept bringing it up, like, "Hey. We gotta figure this out. Are we going to have robotic breasts?" Finally we decided it was better to see less and let everyone assume that I was particularly skilled.

Me too.

You're right. It was mine.

I totally agree. I think she looked better before the makeover.

• 1. Peggy Olson. She's who I would have been had I chosen that career path and had a time machine. I am most interested to see how her character evolves. Shout Out: John Slattery is so incredibly consistently funny and a phenomenal director. His episodes have a great snap to them.
• 2. I think that it's up to the individual in terms of how much of themselves they want to keep private. My family was very protective and I am glad they were. It kept me from crashing and burning.
• 3. He was great. All of the grandparents in Sixteen Candles were perfectly cast.
• 4. Panio and I recently had to go to an eighties party for my daughter's school. He went as Jake Ryan. It was good and creepy how much he actually looked like him.
• 5. That's never happened. I get lines a lot, it's usually "What's happening, hot stuff?" General public: feel free to restrain yourselves.

I'm still trying to think of a particular one. It's hard to come up with one on the spot. I'll circle back.

Thanks, ZiggyZu.

When I did the smoking doobage scene "I'm so popular, everyone loves me at this school," it was basically all improvised and John just let the camera roll for twenty minutes. He was so psyched with everything he got that he dragged my mother into the room where they were showing rushes so she could see how brilliant her daughter was. Of course, my mom was horrified. How was that, goinunder0390?

Awwwww.

You earned it. Here you go: *1) Breakfast Club was my favorite. Sixteen Candles was the most fun. *2) I see them all from time to time but not every day. Weirdly, I was having dinner with Bret Easton Ellis who I hadn't seen in a decade. We were seated at the Chef's table when we saw James Spader touring the kitchen. I think it was surreal for everyone involved, like a wormhole from the eighties opened up. *3) When I was sixteen a fan tried to give me his brand new car. I was psyched but my mom wouldn't let me take it. At a book signing last year, a woman literally handed me her baby. Yeah. *4) That's very sweet. I have good genes. (Thanks, mom!) *5) My friend and current typist Dan. He is now regretting it.

It was tough because he was so busy returning video tapes.

I have done Adam's show once or twice. I was supposed to do the podcast to promote my first book back in 2010, but we couldn't figure out the scheduling. Whenever I think about him I think of him (lovingly) as that boy who came in and ate all my mom's cooking.

There is something I need to tell you. I was young, he was dashing... There was beer involved.

I think I saw an early draft and it was called "$3,000". I don't specifically remember turning it down. The script was okay but I gotta say, Julia Roberts is what makes that movie. It was her part. Every actor hopes for a part that lets them shine like that.

They asked me to do the voice. I was going to do it but it was a scheduling thing. I'm a big Seth MacFarlane fan! I can't wait for the new cosmos he is doing with Neil De Grasse Tyson.

They'd slow me down but I'd have to take my two-year-old twins. My older daughter Mathilda is pretty fierce so I'd need her on my team. Luckily my husband is a third degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He can break boards with his butt. Just bragging.

Have not heard their music.

Excellent question. Do they have proportional strength because gorillas pack a mean punch, even in kitten size.

I drink the blood of Kristen Stewart.

• I don't think I can express it here any better than I did for this NYT op ed shortly after he died.
• I answered that elsewhere, but I think it's a hard thing to survive and I feel very lucky that I did. I think it's better for my children to complete their schooling before getting involved in show business.
• I would re-watch Breakfast Club. I think it's the best script.

Hells Yeah!

Wow! This is very impressive! I'm going to make this my new headshot.

The Stand was a very enjoyable experience. It was particularly nice doing something by Stephen King, who is such an icon. (And, incidentally, a nice guy.)

I think I've always had my own style which came a lot out of my love of the twenties. I was a big fan of F. Scott Fitzgerald and used to scour vintage clothing stores to find clothes I felt his heroines would wear. I also liked the sixties, so I think I just used to interpret time periods in my own way and my own style.

First of all, congratulations on graduating from college! Here is your syllabus: With my first book, "Getting the Pretty Back," I recommend "Tomboy Style" and a bottle of Prosecco. I have another book coming out in September called "When It Happens To You." It's a novel in stories. With this, I recommend Mary Oliver's "New and Selected Poems" and a nice pinot noir.

I take zero responsibility for Andie's prom dress.

The crew of Psych is one of the nicest crews I've ever worked with. The character was supposed to be a nod to Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, which I had already seen numerous times. I think what I loved most about the experience was getting to know Brad who played Billy Babbit in One Flew Over... Smart and funny guy.

Well, what I think really makes a girl feel special is to propose through a Jumbotron at a major league baseball game. ;-) Whatever you do, just be authentic. You can't go wrong.

This is true. I think Judd was doing the method actor thing during rehearsals. He was wearing Bender's clothes and trying to annoy me. I was fine but John Hughes was very protective of me. We ended up having a powwow, led by Ally. I remember her telling me, "We have to get him focused. Like a laser!" I think a bunch of us including myself called John and asked him to reconsider. I am thankful he did.