I was there for two days, and I had auditioned and got offered the role inBlue Velvet.

She asked the head of the film department for a leave of absence but was denied.

Its not going to happen.

Laura Dern

Laura DernEric Charbonneau / Getty Images / De Laurentis Group / Courtesy Everett Collection

Its not a medical emergency,' Dern recounted.

First of all, if you make this choice, you are no longer welcome at UCLA.

Youll be out, she said they told her.

(L-R) Alicia Silverstone in ‘Clueless’; Isabella Rossellini in ‘Blue Velvet’; Julianne Moore in ‘The Big Lebowski’

And you know what one of them is … Pisses me off.