I was a little self-centered gutter punk in the early 1980s and all I wanted to do was diss everybody.

I think people that have fear that, 'Oh if I have a kid I won't be able to do this and I won't be able to do that.' It's kind of the opposite. It really gives you energy. It makes people better.

Even as the words came out of my mouth, my heart was dying a million deaths.

I had to educate him that there was no such thing as writer's block, that writers write when they write, and when they don't, they don't.

I like the idea of defying the convention of what it is to be in your 40s, or 50s, or 60s.

Time and distance have a way of playing tricks with your best intentions.

Buddhism helps me to have a healthy relationship with my body and spirit.