I've only ever been recognised in the street once. In Sweden, strangely.

I usually write on a computer - unless I get stuck, at which point I switch to write by hand. I think that's common among writers if they get cornered on something.

If you have to keep a secret it's because you shouldn't be doing it in the first place

And then some days you wake up and everything's perfect

Letters, like compilation tapes, were really vehicles for unexpressed emotions and she was clearly putting far too much time and energy into them.

Well, I don't think Hollywood's a dirty word at all, I love a lot of Hollywood films.

You know what i can't understand? You have all these people telling you all the time how great you are, smart and funny and talented and all that, i mean endlessly, i've been telling you for years. So why don't you believe it? why do you think people say that stuff, Em? Do you think it's a conspiracy, people secretly ganging up to be nice about you?