Now I write often. I decided that I need to write for myself - I can't really direct other people's material.

I actually was doing ghostwriting jobs since I was 17 years old, so I've been supporting myself off and on with writing jobs for almost 10 years. But those were all things that I did off the books. And now I do a lot more writing on the books.

I feel that as a writer and as a performer too. I never really thought about backstory for characters. It was much more of a musical approach: You learn a melody, and then you sing it, I suppose, or you find a rhythm or a cadence that works for the material. And then it's sort of about hitting that note correctly and finding those beats.

Basically, if I ever went and worked on a crime drama or something, it was usually just for the work.

I did all sorts of cartoons and stuff. And every once in a while I still do. It's rare, but it happens.

Now I write often. I decided that I need to write for myself - I can't really direct other people's material.

I'm not really often recognized - not really. Or if I am, nobody cares enough to come and tell me that they recognize me.