It's just as political, what you do in the bedroom is just as political as what you do in public.

I've never had a mentor. I've always wanted one. I'm actually really disappointed that nobody took my under their wing.

There is a value to moving more slowly through a story.

For me, cultivation of my own style really started by looking at people. There are just some really beautiful people in the world. When you're walking down the street, or you're at a restaurant, someone catches your eye because they have their own look. It goes way beyond what they're wearing-into their mannerisms, the way they smile, or just the way they hold themselves.

Talking to all those great writers and artists for the magazine was a form of graduate school for me.

We lost so many talented artists and writers from the generations before ours that we're really lacking older figureheads.

Why I love chess and tennis - the volleying aspect, and the fact that your competitors' reactions and motivations and bluffs come into the game itself.