It's not hard to feel afraid and insecure. I still fight an inner-critic voice, definitely. I hear it a lot.

I'm a leave-the-bathroom-door-open nudist, which is sometimes disconcerting for my friends.

Partnership is the way. Dictatorial win-lose is so old-school.

It's exciting for people to define who they are in relation to what I write - whether it be by loving or hating it.

I think there is no better way to invite a human being to view their body differently than by inviting them to be an athlete, by revering one's body as an instrument rather than just an ornament.

Ageism works in both directions. As a teenager in the public eye, people would talk condescendingly to me. When you get older there's this feeling that you have to start carving up your face and body. Right now I'm in the middle ground - I think women in their thirties are taken seriously.

You are a worksmith and who cares for his brothers, whos not seduced by illusions or fair weather friends.