All my life I've been seeing things through the culture. My father, for instance, was the press's bad boy. People really hated him. He was always a big flirt. He was always in trouble - going bankrupt, whatever.

In my opinion, a problem derails your life and an inconvenience is not being able to get a nice seat on the un-derailed train.

Mothers are great. They outlast everything. But when they're bad, they're the worst thing that can happen.

Bipolar disorder can be a great teacher. It's a challenge, but it can set you up to be able to do almost anything else in your life.

A lot of people have told me, you know, that what I've written about, they identify with strongly.

Everything is negotiable. Whether or not the negotiation is easy is another thing.

Generally someone will eventually tell you that you have to do something to help yourself.