Exclusive Spike Magazine interview excerpts:

Spike: Mr. Lebowski, thank you for joining us for this interview.

Dude: Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not "Mr. Lebowski". I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.

Spike: What do you do for recreation?

Dude: Oh, the usual. I bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback.

(...)

Spike: Team's coach announced a major shift in team's tactics. Could you shine a little light on what the Frog Princes are cooking up?

Dude: This is a very complicated case, Bob. You know, a lotta ins, a lotta outs, a lotta what-have-yous. And, uh, a lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in old Duder's head. Fortunately, I'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber.

Spike: Certain commentators single you out as a dead weight to the team, lacking agility to properly leap and necessary skills to stand toe-to-toe against some stronger players.

Dude: Look, man, I've got certain information, all right? Certain things have come to light. And, you know, has it ever occurred to you, that, instead of, uh, you know, running around, uh, uh, blaming me, you know, given the nature of all this new shit, you know, I-I-I-I... this could be a-a-a-a lot more, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, complex, I mean, it's not just, it might not be just such a simple... uh, you know?

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Spike: You never went to college...

Dude: Oh, no I did, but I spent most of my time occupying various administration buildings... smoking a lot of thai stick... breaking into the ROTC... and bowling. To tell you the truth Bob, I don't remember most of it.