I talked to William Friedkin in 1985, when he returned to his hometown of Chicago in the hopes of getting get back on the winning commercial track with his new thriller, "To Live and Die in L.A." Starring Windy City actor William Petersen as Secret Service Agent Richard Chance, the film was Friedkin's West Coast take on "The French Connection" with its breathtaking chase scenes and obsessed protagonist. A straight-talker, Friedkin openly discusses his hits and misses and living in L.A.