

THR: How did you end up Nuggettown growing pot? About six months after I moved, I went back and it was gone. I watched it bake in the sun each day as I would walk by. But it was to hot for LA so he threw it over the fence of this abandoned liquor store where my friend Mr. HD: The flannel shirt I gave to a homeless man. THR: After a decade of bouncing around Hollywood you decided to give up acting and as a symbolic act you burnt most of your possessions in the desert, except for the iconic flannel shirt and wool cap from the movie. It was nice to be reminded of that because that got lost once the film became so successful. The whole endeavor was taken on with such innocence and enthusiasm. I found a lot of humor in it, which I had forgotten about. It struck me as really sweet and earnest in a way that has been kinda lost in all the publicity. I hadn’t seen it in theaters when it first came out. HD: I watched it at the 10th anniversary screening. THR: When was the last time you saw the movie? It’s my own fault for that confessional scene. I’ve been the Blair Witch Girl pretty much my whole adult life. Heather Donahue: I’m so used to that by now. The Hollywood Reporter: Every story starts by mentioning that you’re the Blair Witch Girl. Here’s a condensed version of our conversation. She recently talked with T he Hollywood Reporter about her memories of the Blair Witch Project, about why she quit acting, and why growing marijuana is more Little House on the Prairie than W eeds.
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PHOTOS: The 10 Least Scary Movies of All Timeĭonahue tells her story in a new memoir Growgirl: How My Life After The Blair Witch Project Went to Pot (Gotham Books, 304 pages, $26.00), an always funny and surprisingly sweet account of her attempts to learn how to grow pot and find love. The relationship didn’t last but Donahue stayed with the marijuana farming, learning the ins and outs of growing pot. After kicking around Hollywood for a decade, Donahue chucked it all for a new man and a new life growing marijuana in a northern California town she calls Nuggettwon.
