I have the ability, occasionally, of being able to step out and see who you think I could end up being. And I like to play with that.

Me being an actor was an accident, and not something I wanted to do, because I knew what happened eventually. Yeah, maybe you'd get famous, but then you wouldn't be famous anymore. Then you'd have to scramble to get back to where you were, and chances are, you wouldn't.

I like having written better than I like having acted.

Mistakes are a drag, because you get in the area of regret and self-pity.

I always felt the Jewish part more. In fact, growing up I felt like a Jew among WASPs. My brother is more decidedly Waspy.

Now it's dedicated to my grandparents and to both of my parents. The first book was dedicated to my mother so I thought maybe it was my father's turn, but then I realized that everyone would jump on that and assume I'd had some falling out with my mother, which is absolutely not the case.

I was into pain reduction and mind expansion, but what I've ended up with is pain expansion and mind reduction.